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In what appears to be an escalating incursion into a user’s digital privacy, a collective of film companies continue to implore the court to compel Reddit to surrender its users’ personal details. This move is part of an ongoing piracy liability case against Internet Service Providers. Reddit, however, steadfastly resists, staunchly defending its users’ rights to anonymous speech.

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[–] mikezila@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe I'm missing context, but the article doesn't mention what this admission looked like. Was it just a use saying "yeah I downloaded the new ghostbusters movie, it sucked glad I didn't pay for it", or was it someone admitting to camming/distributing/facilitating piracy at a base level? Surely they are not going after someone for just casually mentioning they pirated a movie?

[–] Summzashi@lemmy.one 53 points 1 year ago

You're talking about the people that sued a single mother for millions because she uploaded a video of her child with a Beyonce song faintly in the background. These people are psychopaths.

[–] EthanolParty@lemmy.sdf.org 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah it's not that I think they're above this kind of petty bullshit, but I don't get why they'd go "fuck this guy in particular".

That said, even if the guy admitted to running the world's biggest pirate ring, screw them anyway

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Friendly reminder that piracy is not theft

[–] sudo@lemmy.fmhy.ml 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well, digital piracy.

But ye olde Black Beard and the modern Somalian type is very much theft.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Nah. Haven't you heard about how the lack of pirates is causing climate change? /s

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

That also typically includes murder, abduction, rape and general violence..