Film Companies Seek ‘Torrenting History’ Related to Redditor

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• _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This shit again?

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• KoboldCoterie@pawb.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Wouldn’t things like torrenting records and “movie piracy websites” used fall under fifth amendment protections? They’re being asked to provide a record of the piracy they’ve committed.

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  • Eggyhead@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I thought Reddit was down to just sell data to whoever was willing to pay for it. Where do 5th amendment protections fall under that circumstance?

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• Rob@lemdro.id ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I get that money can be tight but to avoid such situation (at a personal level) regarding piracy. thingd to note.

  1. don’t talk post about how that you pirated any media, or face potential legal risks.

  2. movies companies might not like it bit its not illegal to tell people how to pirate a movie. Don’t hint that you did it yourself though.

  3. Reddit doesn’t have to provide any info to them, im assuming the film companies wanted the scoopfrom Reddit for free. What if they pay Reddid? who knows…

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  • SeabassDan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The way things are going over there Sputz with probably hand everything over as long as they invest. I still remember when the canary quietly went away.

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• grue@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  From the article:

  The plaintiffs have always maintained that they don’t intend to pursue legal action against the targeted Redditors. Instead, they’re seeking information to support their lawsuits against RCN and other Internet providers.

  The motion to compel shows that the movie companies are seeking the following information from Mr. S, who is not necessarily the Redditor:

  1. All written communications with RCN concerning piracy from Oct. 1, 2017 to the present.

  2. Payment records to RCN from Oct. 1, 2017 to present.

  3. All personal computing records pertaining to usage of BitTorrent from Oct. 1, 2017 to the present.

  4. All social media account usernames used including for Reddit, Twitter and Facebook January 1, 2016 to present.

  5. All Reddit posts and messages from Jan. 1, 2016 to the present

  6. Records of all movie piracy websites (including but not limited to YTS, 1337x, RARBG, Torrent Galaxy, The PirateBay) that were used at your Internet service.

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• gregorum@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Aw, isn’t that precious

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