Is it legal to download pirated movies in Belgium?
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Belgian copyright guidance says copyright also applies on the internet and that permission from the author or right holder is needed before downloading protected works. Downloading pirated movies from unauthorized sources is therefore not lawful.
Conditions
What would need to be true
Use an authorized licensed source or obtain the right holder's permission before downloading the film.
Exceptions
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Licensed services and other authorized downloads are outside this row.
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Enforcement
How this may be enforced
The FPS Economy notes that peer-to-peer downloading often also involves making files available to others, which can increase infringement exposure.
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Compare this activity in other countries
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Argentina
Argentina's copyright regime protects intellectual works and official Justice material treats piracy as an infringement that can be pursued through civil or criminal routes. Downloading pirated movies from an unauthorized source should not be treated as lawful personal use.
Australia
Downloading pirated movies in Australia can infringe copyright and IP Australia gives downloading movies from the internet without permission as an example of copyright infringement.
Austria
Austria’s official online safety guidance says file-sharing downloads of music and films are not permitted and warns against using unlawful sources.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s copyright law treats unauthorized reproduction or distribution of works and phonograms as infringement, and pirated copies include copies whose production or distribution infringes copyright.
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