Reddit Claims Anti-Piracy Subpoenas Are a "Publicity Campaign," Seeks $55K in Fees (torrentfreak.com)

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After successfully fending off three subpoenas from filmmakers seeking user data related to piracy discussions, Reddit is back in federal court. The company is now requesting over $55,000 in legal compensation, suggesting that these repeated requests amount to an "anti-piracy publicity campaign" that chills lawful speech by Reddit’s users.

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[-] Scrath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 week ago

Only 55k? Isn't that peanuts for most companies?

[-] Kissaki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago

I presume it's based on their legal cost of the three previous cases.

I agree it's very low in terms of cost of business, as legal cost, or seeking damages.

[-] Grumpy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Article states it's the cost of only the last and third subpoena. Since the first two were struck down in court already, they're arguing making the exact same request again for a third time afterwards is just waste of time for everyone.