There are still sites out there that allow free downloads. Just make sure you have good antivirus protection and a VPN, and stick to only sites that you trust.

It still wouldn’t work. If the system is set up to deny service when a VPN is detected, then it doesn’t matter where you’re connected, or if you’re hosting or not.

This never worked for me. It would always detect my VPN and alarm out. Even when I was logged in from my own country. If it was on, I was locked out.