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
admin 2024/02/10 02:05Firms wanted seven years' worth of IP address logs on users who discussed piracy.
Movie companies have lost a third attempt to unmask Reddit users who posted comments discussing piracy. In an order on Wednesday, the US District Court for the Northern District of California rejected movie copyright holders' demand for seven years' worth of "IP address log information" on six Reddit users.
In a motion to compel that was filed last month, movie companies Voltage Holdings and Screen Media Ventures argued that "Reddit users do not have a recognized privacy interest in their IP addresses." But in Wednesday's ruling, US Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson said, "The Court finds no reason to believe provision of an IP address is not unmasking subject to First Amendment scrutiny."
Learn more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/reddit-beats-film-industry-again-wont-have-to-reveal-pirates-ip-address...
Movie companies have lost a third attempt to unmask Reddit users who posted comments discussing piracy. In an order on Wednesday, the US District Court for the Northern District of California rejected movie copyright holders' demand for seven years' worth of "IP address log information" on six Reddit users.
In a motion to compel that was filed last month, movie companies Voltage Holdings and Screen Media Ventures argued that "Reddit users do not have a recognized privacy interest in their IP addresses." But in Wednesday's ruling, US Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson said, "The Court finds no reason to believe provision of an IP address is not unmasking subject to First Amendment scrutiny."
Learn more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/reddit-beats-film-industry-again-wont-have-to-reveal-pirates-ip-address...
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