>> For the whole of 2023, a total of 3,844 subscribers were labeled 'grossly negligent' after receiving a third warning while 1,526 cases were sent to the public prosecutor. A relatively small number, just 234, received a financial penalty.

Forgive me for siding with the like of the IRAA/MPAA, but I agree that these people are grossly negligent. If you get two complaints, invest a few euros into VPN. Or switch to a different means of getting what you want, something other than torrents.

I remember the bad old days when they started to go after torrents. It was a great time. Those attacks forced filesharing to evolve. Torrents became encrypted. VPNs moved out of the shadows. Some would even say that Bitcoin really took off as people sought out a means to bypass limitations placed on credit card transactions. A dozen different censorship/blocking laws came and went (COICA, PROTECY IP). Remember internet blackout day? Or the Free Speech Flag? People were angry and demanded changes to protect their privacy. But in recent years the fight has stopped. Rightsholders have all but given up trying, and filesharing tech has stagnated. TPB remains online, as stable as ever. I cannot help but imagine what new tech we would have had the fighting continued.