Over a cup of coffee, she explained: “Torrents themselves aren’t illegal—it’s the sharing of copyrighted material without permission that breaks the law in the Netherlands. Those ‘Nederlandse torrentsites’ are often filled with pirated content. You might find your documentaries, but you could also download a nasty virus, expose your personal data, or worse, get a fine from your internet provider.”

Amira smiled. “You look for legal Dutch sources. The Netherlands has great options.”

So instead of diving in, Lars did something smart. He called Amira.

But before clicking the first link, he paused. His tech-savvy friend, Amira, had once warned him: “If it feels too easy, there’s always a catch.”

One evening, frustrated, he typed into a search engine: "nederlandse torrentsites" .