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Originally Posted by HansTWN
Well, in some countries authorities are checking on who downloads from pirate sites, recording IP addresses, etc. To be really anonymous requires technical knowhow -- finding and using proxy servers is not easier than executing simple python scripts!
And if you are a Kindle user they know where you are at all times, anyway!
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It's been pointed out that *downloading* the copies may not be illegal at all--distributing them is illegal, but receiving a copy made in violation of copyright is not a crime, not even a tort.
Downloading without uploading may not be anything prosecutable.