Reddit says First Amendment rights protect it from having to disclose users' info.

Reddit must share IP addresses of piracy-discussing users, film studios say::Reddit says First Amendment rights protect it from having to disclose users’ info.

  • tacosanonymous@lemm.eeEnglish
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    10 months ago

    False. At most, they should bring specific evidence of an actual crime to have authorities obtain a warrant. They can fuck all the way off til then.

  • JCreazy@midwest.socialEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you read the article it states at the film studio wants the IP address is to prove that Frontier is not doing anything about people pirating on their ISP. They claim that they aren’t going after the individuals themselves. The headline is deceptively vague.

    • doricub@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      And reddit still shouldn’t release the IP address of specific users without a warrant.

    • ShepherdPie@midwest.socialEnglish
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      10 months ago

      But they are indirectly going after these individuals. They just want Frontier to handle the punishments rather than doing it themselves.

    • taanegl@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Oh sure, trust that they won’t abuse that data. That’s unheard of. It’s not like there’s a ton of ways to abuse that info, I swear!

  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    10 months ago

    Here in Denmark, that would be actively illegal. I think the same is true for most of EU. It may be allowed in Cooperate America, but I doubt it’s required. But that would be for Americans to decide.