If the government raided your house and found a bunch of .mkv files but you insist its all legally obtained, how do they ascertain if they are actually pirated or not?

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If the government raided your house and found a bunch of .mkv files but you insist its all legally obtained, how do they ascertain if they are actually pirated or not?

slazer2au@lemmy.world · 1 day ago

With a $5 wrench and a relevant XKCD.

With inflation that wrench is likely $12 now.

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 4 hours ago

I mean, yeah, if it was like espionage shit or whatever, but in the context of them trying to operate within the bounds of the legal system and try to nail me with some sort of crime and actually have it not thrown out immediately by a judge: not so much.