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Reddit beats film industry again, won’t have to reveal pirates’ IP addresses (arstechnica.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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While we can be pretty confident that Reddit has its own motivations (i.e. self-interest) for fighting these lawsuits, this is still a good news story for pirates.

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[-] fidodo@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

The average person getting sued also can't afford an attorney

[-] Trollception@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

They sure as hell will find money for an attorney if they are being sued for 10s or 100s of thousands of dollars.

[-] fidodo@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

They'll need one but that doesn't mean they will be able to afford one. The point of these lawsuits is to intimidate, even if they don't win, if people see lives ruined because of the cost to defend, they'll be scared into not pirating. This is a fear campaign.

[-] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The sad reality is no matter how winnable your case is, companies can still bury you for years and consume every free moment of your life and then some. For many people, these court battles become their entire life for several years. It can cost them everything.