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Is it a crime to share my jellyfin library with only one friend of mine? (programming.dev)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I would like to share my jellyfin movies and tv shows with my friend. I was thinking about allowing only his IP address to connect to my jellyfin server.

Is it a crime? Can I be arrested for this? I do not plan on running a mega operation for hundreds of people.

Is that ok to do?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

I technically have a dynamic IP but my IP address has not changed in nearly 3 years.

I live in a city with 500,000 residents.

But to answer op's question, technically yes. You would be committing a crime to share your videos to a friend even if it's only one friend.

However, should you do something like set up a VPN for your friend so that the communications between your home network and their home network are completely encrypted, it is highly unlikely that you will ever be caught or punished for the crime.

You should check your router to see if it offers a VPN generation function. My Netgear router allows me to VPN into my home network from any openvpn endpoint with the appropriate certificate installed, and the process is quite simple.

Having said that, I am not a lawyer, and if I were a lawyer I would not be your lawyer, so do not take my words as any form of incentive or instructions to actually convince you to commit a crime. You must rely on your own best judgment and act in your own best interests before doing anything that is legally shady.