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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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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 114 points 1 year ago (11 children)

The film companies have singled out a Reddit user, “xBROKEx,” citing a 12-year-old comment admitting to pirating the movie The Expendables.

Reddit counters that this attempted breach of privacy is unwarranted, given that the statute of limitations for copyright infringement is just three years.

How ridiculous. Someone admitted / bragged / bullshitted on the Internet 12 years ago. The statute of limitations expired 9 years ago. But, the film companies are still trying to get the information on a poor xBROKEx.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

even knowing it will be thrown out, the companies want to go after them. they want to hurt xBROKEx as much as they can, as an example to others that you'll never get away with it. That they'll hound you decades later.

[–] DanNZN@thelemmy.club 9 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that's the thing. Even though xBROKEx would probably win in court, it would bankrupt them in lawyer fees.

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