• 520@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    IPs alone aren’t enough. IPs tied with usernames can be a lot more compelling.

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      10 months ago

      Legally, not really. A username is also not a person.

      This is a fishing expedition by the producers, nothing more.

      From the article:

      Another reason Reddit refuses to comply with the film producers’ request is that “none of the posts depicted in Exhibit A to the subpoena appear to relate to movies that we understand are the subject of" the copyright infringement claims.

      The users made no reference to pirating IP owned by the producers.

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        10 months ago

        Legally, not really. A username is also not a person.

        True, but when tied to an IP address known to be used by a suspected person, it can be used as evidence.

        Also if the Reddit account is old, there’s a good chance they provided at least one piece of identifying info that further ties that account to a target.

        It’s not definitive but it is a lot harder to toss out