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.
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I am so conflicted on which side should I be on :/
You don’t have to (and shouldn’t) side with any for profit company
I’m glad Reddit won here because it sets a precedent that will protect less well-funded Lemmy instances.
Ever?
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.
So like the US elections.
They’re the same picture.
If the film industry wins that could be a really awful precedent. Just sayin’
A rough translation of a brazilian quote for you: “In a fight between these guys, I cheer for the fight”.
That’s poetry
Brazilian phonk intensifies
I’m gonna say this all the time now
How is it hard to root for the anonymity of people? This is pretty cut-and-dry.
Welll y’know what they say, the enemy of my enemy is my friend and all that