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Key Point #3: Criminal prosecution has so far been reserved for those profiting by operating a business with revenue based primarily by facilitating the unauthorized exchange of copyright material. Individual non-commercial users face law suites with monetary penalty, as opposed to incarceration. Key Point #3: Criminal prosecution has so far been reserved for those profiting by operating a business with revenue based primarily by facilitating the unauthorized exchange of copyright material. Individual non-commercial users face law suites with monetary penalty, as opposed to incarceration. That is the distinction between criminal law and civil law. "''Nobody has ever been caught downloading copyrighted material over Usenet.<big><big>"''Nobody has ever been caught downloading copyrighted material over Usenet.Torrents seem to have the best file availability, and then DDL sites, and then Usenet, which is why I don't get Usenet very often. Looking for a new main strategy though, and I really don't trust plain torrents, even with Peerblock.Torrents seem to have the best file availability, and then DDL sites, and then Usenet, which is why I don't get Usenet very often. [...] don't trust plain torrents, even with Peerblock.''"</big></big>I have no idea how safe most proxies are, but I've considered just using free proxies with DDL sites to avoid the wait time, but the speed is still slow, and I wouldn't get premium because there are too many different hosting sites.''"Risk Level Scale, from most risky to least:#. Offering for direct download from your personal homepage any CM (copyright material).#. Seeding (sharing) CM on peer to peer networks such as bittorrent from your direct IP address.#. Downloading CM from peer to peer networks such as bittorrent from your direct IP address.#. Using bittorrents or peer to peer via a 3rd party VPN or proxy service so your direct IP is obscured, or using newsgroups "USENET" to exchange CM.#. Using any of the above technologies to exchange only public domain material, or material you create.#. Not exchanging any content on the web. (A read only surfer).#. Unplugging yourself from the Internet altogeather.#. Death. If you are deceased, then it is unlikely any party will successfully receive a judgement against you. A dead person commits no crimes or copyright offenses.== the best selection and download speed comes with the highest risk ==It is logical that the industry employed individuals out to track down and identify copyright violators will focus primarily on the most popular medium. Since public bittorrents offer the most material, including movies, and commercial software, it is both logical and confirmed that bittorrents are the most heavily policed. Another factor is that due to the very nature of the technology, it is very easy to identify those seeding torrents by IP address with little effort or technical knowledge. Usenet (newsgroups) make it nearly impossible to identify individuals downloading. Newsgroup users are at little risk. However, newsgroup usage is more technical, and due to its age and complexity, popularity is in decline and therefore the selection of material for download is also far more limited.