I'm asking about what place one could openly host every known commercial pop song and every Hollywood film without any worry about being shutdown or sued.

For a reference, according to a one-minute check of Wikipedia, the only countries which haven't ratified the Berne Convention or the TRIPS Agreement in any way are Eritrea, Kosovo, Palau and Palestine. While joining these agreements doesn't imply they're enforced, it gives an idea of how widely governments do agree to intellectual property rights.

~~how much would it cost to launch an independent server into orbit?~~

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[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

A lot of people in this thread are equating consuming pirates material with distribution. This is not the same.

Sony has nothing to gain from going after you Joe Schmoe who plays illegal mp3s or cracked games. The reason they don't have a lawsuit is not that Colombia doesn't care, it's that the company would have nothing to gain from enforcing the law and spending the resource required to bring charges against you, this is true in the US too. You might get a letter and your ISP might throw a fit if you torrent, by no rightsholder is going to spend money in court because you didn't pay to play.

The moment you start distributing pirated material, the interest of the company changes, now they care about you harming their IP, reducing their profits, etc. Now you are at risk of a lawsuit.

Being in fucking Argentina on whatever won't make a difference, if Sony wants to drag your ass to court, they will, in whatever country you are.