Film companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011

Reddit urges US court to protect anonymity of six users who mentioned piracy.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/film-companies-demand-names-of-reddit-users-who-discussed-piracy-in-2011/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Film companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011

Reddit urges US court to protect anonymity of six users who mentioned piracy.

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@arstechnica lmao have they ever read r/Plex
@bflipp @arstechnica why read r/plex if r/piracy exists?
@arstechnica This has to just be a power move of some kind, right? How could they trace any amount of loss in profits over the last 12 years back to 6 people who discussed piracy 12 years ago?
@arstechnica this highlights one of my concerns with the federated services. Whoโ€™s going to risk paying for lawyers when the FBI comes knocking on a small instance server asking for details they may not have the right to have.
@arstechnica I. Downloaded. All. The. Things.
@fluxion @arstechnica this post right here officer!
@arstechnica Piracy is not a crime as long as "purchased" doesn't mean "owning".
@arstechnica @yourdeanyboy See bro, this is why you need a VPN.
@mtau @arstechnica don't see how it helps in this scenario, unless you're always accessing reddit via VPN?
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