Reddit beats film industry again, won’t have to reveal pirates’ IP addresses
Reddit beats film industry again, won’t have to reveal pirates’ IP addresses
Firms wanted seven years' worth of IP address logs on users who discussed piracy.

While we can be pretty confident that Reddit has its own motivations (i.e. self-interest) for fighting these lawsuits, this is still a good news story for pirates.
You're viewing a single thread.
Ascend910 @lemmy.ml I am so conflicted on which side should I be on :/
67 8 Replyarthur @lemmy.zip A rough translation of a brazilian quote for you: "In a fight between these guys, I cheer for the fight".
75 0 Replyshea @lemmy.blahaj.zone I'm gonna say this all the time now
10 0 Replyjkrtn @lemmy.ml That's poetry
2 0 Replyeuropa_will_live @lemmy.ml Brazilian phonk intensifies
1 0 Reply
Lev_Astov @lemmy.world
How is it hard to root for the anonymity of people? This is pretty cut-and-dry.
50 0 Replyumbrella @lemmy.ml
If the film industry wins that could be a really awful precedent. Just sayin'
29 0 Replyonion @feddit.de You don't have to (and shouldn't) side with any for profit company
26 6 Replyexplodicle @local106.com I'm glad Reddit won here because it sets a precedent that will protect less well-funded Lemmy instances.
26 0 ReplyHylactor @sopuli.xyz Ever?
11 1 ReplyCount Regal Inkwell @pawb.social
Small exception for when two for profit companies are fighting each other. At that point it becomes a question of which is the lesser evil.
9 1 ReplySlovene @feddit.nl So like the US elections.
6 0 Replygirthero @lemmy.world They're the same picture.
5 0 Reply
kryllic @programming.dev
Welll y'know what they say, the enemy of my enemy is my friend and all that
3 0 Reply