Since October 2023, relentless high-profile media reports have warned that UK-based users of pirate streaming services run a serious risk of arrest. Those claims sit in contrast to comments made by the head of the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) in a recent interview. Detective Chief Inspector Emma Warbey concedes that people who use pirate devices are largely able to do so “without risk of arrest.” That doesn’t mean entirely without risk, however.
How am I even supposed to know if a stream of a soccer game I click somewhere is legal or not? Recently I wanted to watch Liechtenstein against San Marino and the only option was a stream on YouTube that only worked with a British VPN, was it illegal to watch the game that way if there was no other option at all?
considering region locks and region based licenses are still a thing, you’re probably more of a criminal in their eye than openai will ever be