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G4TW wrote:
I got a message from my ISP because of 'copyright violation':
We are very sorry to hear that. It is unfortunately a widespread practice in some countries that Internet Service Providers are closely monitoring certain types of internet traffic. In most cases, these messages that internet-subscribers receive seem to be automated, and actual legal consequences tend to be rare (are authorities going to punish every kid or adult downloading something?!). However, it is possible that your internet subscription may be cancelled by the ISP. At this point, we can only emphasize that problems along these lines are out of our hand, and it will be your responsibility in the first place to make certain arrangements prior to torrenting. However, what we can give you, are some general guidelines on what could be done:

  Is it possible for you to switch your Internet Service Provider? Are there even Internet Service providers in your area/country, that are more lenient toward torrenting?

  Do you torrent frequently, or only sometimes? If you don't use torrents very often, you could ask a family member or friend to help you out on a few games here and there - provided that they agree of course.

  Many people use so-called VPNs for torrenting purposes. These are services (which cost money), that have the capability to mask your internet traffic in such a way as to make it either very difficult, or even impossible for your ISP to 'identify' your torrenting activities. Remember that in order to be compatible with torrenting purposes, you will need to go for paid VPN subscriptions, as free VPNs tend to be only suitable for browsing the web. Good VPN providers with torrenting-compatibility are for example "NordVPN" and "Windscribe". Check out the discussion-topic here to learn more.

 In the context of The Sims 4, look at the individual announcements (in the "News"-section) for each G4TW The Sims 4-repack to find direct download options, which should be safer to use than torrents. Alternatively, look for ZLOrigin here, as well as anadius's alternative installers.

  In general, we don't recommend that you simply 'ignore' these warning letters by your ISP, unless you have made sure through your own research that there won't be any negative consequences for you in doing so. For further information and if possible for you, you should seek the advice of a professional legal counsel (lawyer) on this matter, who is familiar with the legal situation of torrenting/copyright law in your local community or country.