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Film studios demand IP addresses of people who discussed piracy on Reddit (arstechnica.com)

submitted 7 months ago by squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[-] KuroeNekoDemon@sh.itjust.works 13 points 7 months ago

I believe under the first amendment in the US Constitution and section 2 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Canada you cannot silence someone’s freedom of speech/expression just because they discussed something you don’t like. This legal claim is bullshit right from the start due to constitutional protections

[-] z00s@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Also, online discussion is not evidence. To wit:

I murdered seven people before breakfast today. I love murdering so much!

Even confessions are not necessarily airtight. For example:

I shot JFK.

Police, when you get here, please knock; the doorbell's broken.

[-] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago

That's not really how that works.

[-] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 0 points 7 months ago

The Constitution only protects you from the government.

[-] KuroeNekoDemon@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago

Explain to me then how two US Federal District Judges upheld the first amendment during this entire fiasco with film studios

[-] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 0 points 7 months ago

Are you talking about Burstyn v. Wilson (1952)?

Because that was about the state of New York attempting to censor a film. Not sure what case you're referencing.

[-] psud@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Freedom of speech also means that individuals and companies cannot sue you for protected speech, cannot get your private data unless they have a very good reason