SpaceX Starlink prohibits to openly download the pirated content

Users wishing to openly download pirated content using SpaceX Starlink internet service should be prepared to receive a warning from the company.

According to substrate-97, he deliberately tried to torrent the CBS series to see how SpaceX responded. The user has been downloading torrent files since he got Starlink, that is, for two months, but there were no notifications. It only appeared when he tried to download content owned by a Fortune 500 company. From this, Substrate-97 concluded that the warning only appeared when trying to download content owned by large organizations.

Apparently, Starlink uses the same anti-piracy mechanisms as the “terrestrial” ISPs: upon detecting a user’s attempt to download a pirated movie, he sends him an automatic warning.

This can happen if the copyright holder tracks the torrent download of the movie file. The copyright owner may provide the ISP with a list of IP addresses associated with the pirated movie file, requiring them to take action.
However, masking the real IP address is not that difficult, for example with a VPN. Consequently, a Starlink user could theoretically download pirated content, but only if he does not openly do so.

Recall that we talked about the fact that Fake SpaceX YouTube channels lured from users over $150,000, and it is also interesting to remember that Failure in the SpaceX warning system nearly led to satellites collision.