{"id":2538,"date":"2018-10-16T18:31:37","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T18:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ictrechtswijzer.be\/?page_id=2538"},"modified":"2018-10-16T19:52:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T19:52:24","slug":"illegal-downloading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ictrechtswijzer.be\/en\/illegaal-downloaden\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal downloading"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"vc_custom_heading\" style=\"text-align: left;\">What is illegal downloading?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text\" style=\"text-align: left;\">In short, illegal downloading is the unauthorized taking of copyrighted material online without paying for it.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Although the rise of streaming services like Netflix and Spotify is reducing the incidence of illegal downloading, 1 in 3 Belgians still say they sometimes download a movie or music without paying for it.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"vc_custom_heading\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Is illegal downloading punishable?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Many Belgians think that downloading music, movies or computer games without paying is \"punishable.\" However, this is not true.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Illegally downloading movies, music or computer games is a violation of copyright law and this is enforced within civil law. This means that the owner of copyrighted material can seek damages from the person who illegally downloaded the product. So this goes through civil law and has nothing to do with criminal law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In fact, something is only criminal when there is a prohibition in the criminal code. Downloading music or movies illegally does not fall under theft (after all, you are making a copy instead of taking away the material). Furthermore, the penal code does not contain any articles criminalizing illegal movie or music downloading. Therefore, in Belgium you cannot\u00a0<em>criminal\u00a0<\/em>be prosecuted for illegally downloading music or a movie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wat is illegaal downloaden? Illegaal downloaden is kortgezegd: het zonder toestemming online afnemen van auteursrechtelijk beschermd materiaal zonder daarvoor te betalen. 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