In some European countries, the authorities are taking rigorous action against film and music piracy. Even downloading a single file can lead to fines, criminal proceedings and warnings....
There is a specific paragraph in the law stating that computer programms are exempt from private use:
"Dieser Artikel findet keine Anwendung auf Computerprogramme."
So somehow they specifically excluded computer programs from the article that allows you to download and use everything for yourself.
It is. I was just using it because I thought I would support Reddit with it. But the recent changes showed what you get for that. Now I'm not using Reddit anymore.
First they come for the 3rd party Apps, then Old Reddit, then NSFW content and so on. The change just opened the box of Pandorra and showed how little spez cares about the community.
I did use the official shitty App and left because it is quite obvious that it will only get worse.
Swiss copyright law: what can and can’t I download? (www.digitec.ch)
In some European countries, the authorities are taking rigorous action against film and music piracy. Even downloading a single file can lead to fines, criminal proceedings and warnings....
Ordinary redditors are feeling the pain as well. (teddit.adminforge.de)
The protests worked, and so did moving/editing/deleting our old content. As one person complains,...