Reddit Can Shield Identities of Users Who Posted About Pirating

Feb. 9, 2024, 12:15 AM UTC

Reddit doesn’t have to comply with a subpoena seeking the log-in information for users who anonymously posted on the website about pirating movies, a federal magistrate judge said.

Film companies including Voltage Holdings LLC and Screen Media Ventures LLC filed proofs of claim against internet service provider Frontier Communications Corporation in a bankruptcy proceeding for allegedly allowing users to download their copyrighted materials. As part of that proceeding, the film companies have sought information about pseudonymous Reddit users who allegedly posted on the website about pirating movies on Frontier without consequences.

The need for the information about such users doesn’t ...

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