Film Companies Seek 'Torrenting History' Related to Redditor * TorrentFreak
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A recent subpoena request shows that film companies are trying to obtain information on a Redditor's piracy habits.
      • oDDmON@lemmy.worldEnglish
        35·
        9 months ago

        Yeah…also coincides with said corps throwing ads on everything. Think they’d learn.

        • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
          14·
          9 months ago

          It’s not them who should learn. It’s us. That it’s always a game of profit maximization as that’s what the system incentivises. For public companies, if something can be made worse to maximize profit extraction, it likely will be. If something can be made more expensive, it likely will be. Most companies don’t make products or serve customers. They make money for and serve their major shareholders. They know what they’re doing. We don’t.

  • aelwero@lemmy.worldEnglish
    39·
    9 months ago

    The movie companies said they were not planning to go after these people in court

    Worlds most prolific story tellers tellin stories;)

  • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
    292·
    9 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.

    • Eggyhead@kbin.social
      21·
      9 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?

      • grte@lemmy.caEnglish
        5·
        9 months ago

        I can’t speak to that, but a lot of the information the article says they are looking for they couldn’t find via reddit. They’d have to compel Mr. S personally to get a lot of this stuff:

        1. All written communications with RCN concerning piracy from Oct. 1, 2017 to the present.
        1. Payment records to RCN from Oct. 1, 2017 to present.
        1. All personal computing records pertaining to usage of BitTorrent from Oct. 1, 2017 to the present.
        1. All social media account usernames used including for Reddit, Twitter and Facebook January 1, 2016 to present.
        1. All Reddit posts and messages from Jan. 1, 2016 to the present
        1. 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.
    • methodicalaspect@midwest.socialEnglish
      9·
      9 months ago

      …and who the hell keeps personal computing records of anything, let alone when a particular protocol is used? “Mmm-hmm, yes, let me just write this down, February 20, 2024, 14:28 US CST, used BitTorrent to torrent all of the bits.”

    • SeabassDan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      9 months ago

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

  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    9 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.