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Reddit beats film industry, won’t have to identify users who admitted torrenting (arstechnica.com)
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Reddit beats film industry, won’t have to identify users who admitted torrenting::Court quashes subpoena for names of users who talked torrenting in 2011 thread.

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[–] 27 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

They won't be forced turn over names. They can now sell them.

spaz be like: 🤑🤑🤑

Edit: Also it's just a bunch of IP addresses, they'll have to somehow get the ISP to sell that data too.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Hello yes this is Comcast, ahh let’s say about three fifty per IP? We have a deal!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Tree Fiddy what? Hundred? Thousand? Million?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    I said, "Dammit monster! Get off my lawn! I ain't giving you no tree-fitty!" It said, "how about just two-fitty?" I said, "Oh, now it's only two-fitty!! What?! Is there a sale on Loch Ness munchies or something?!"

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