Film Companies and Reddit Clash Again in Court over Anonymous Piracy Comments
In January 2024, independent film companies, represented by attorney Kerry Culpepper, renewed their legal efforts to compel Reddit to disclose the IP addresses of users who made piracy-related comments. These companies aim to use such comments as evidence in lawsuits against internet service providers (ISPs) like Frontier Communications, alleging that ISPs failed to act against repeat infringers. Reddit has consistently resisted these subpoenas, citing the First Amendment rights of its users to anonymous speech. In previous cases, courts have sided with Reddit, emphasizing that the right to anonymous speech outweighs the filmmakers’ need for evidence. The current legal battle continues to balance the protection of anonymous online speech against the enforcement of copyright laws. (TorrentFreak)
