While technically illegal, legal experts and forum discussions note that individual viewers are rarely prosecuted for simple streaming because tracking IP addresses for browser-based streams is difficult for copyright holders.

The film Mord in St. Tropez (2021), also known as Mystery in Saint-Tropez , is widely available through legitimate services in Germany.

Before this ruling, streaming was often viewed as a legal "grey area" because video data was only temporarily stored in a cache. However, the court ruled that users act illegally if they stream from sources where they should know the content is unlicensed.

Streaming content on platforms like is considered illegal in Germany according to a 2017 ruling by the European Court of Justice (EuGH). This ruling places the responsibility on the user to ensure they are not viewing content from an "obviously illegal source". Legal Status in Germany