IANAL but dictionary.com disagrees with you.
“proven or declared guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial”
Start small, don’t dive in to the Arr suite right away unless you’re Linux savvy.
Get a VPN like Airvpn or mullvad, get torrent software like qbittorrent, and browse torrent sites on the top ten list at torrentfreak.com
Use jellyfin or Plex to stream your library from your computer to your TV if you’re into that or just connect a computer to your TV.
This idea of ports and connectability is something I don’t understand. I guess I don’t know what ports really do.
As I dig into VPN setup I realize how little I understand about networking. I search for answers and find I don’t even understand the answers and have a hard time finding search terms that lead me to that basic level to build up my understanding.
I wouldn’t want to be stuck in Quebec either.