Film companies lost another attempt to force Reddit to identify anonymous users who discussed piracy. A federal court on Saturday quashed a subpoena demanding users’ names and other identifying details, agreeing with Reddit’s argument that the film companies’ demands violate the First Amendment.
All “hurrahs” aside, obligatory “fuck you Spez”
It’s times like these I’m glad that in my country, while these companies CAN sue individuals for piracy, they can only sue for the amount it’d cost to purchase the product in its physical form from a store, so they just don’t bother (this is assuming you don’t seed, so ymmv depending on your torrenting etiquette.)
How does the “don’t seed” part of that work in practice?
I’m a shitty person so I don’t leave my stuff seeding, but it usual seeds for a little bit before I move the files somewhere else and close my vpn
There’s no way they can realistically police it, but I believe legally, they determine case-by-case if the seeding was for the purposes of distribution or not. Forgetting a download and letting it seed overnight is not likely to cause any issues.