Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

61199 readers

287 users here now

⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.

Rules • Full Version

1. Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy

2. Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote

3. Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs

4. Don't submit low-quality posts, be entitled, or harass others

Loot, Pillage, & Plunder

📜 c/Piracy Wiki (Community Edition):

🏴‍☠️ Other communities

FUCK ADOBE!

[email protected]

Torrenting/P2P:

Gaming:

💰 Please help cover server costs.


Ko-fi	Liberapay

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

302

Social Media 'Likes' Serve as Online Piracy Evidence, Judge Concludes (torrentfreak.com)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

46 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Sharing information on social media is common for many people nowadays, but it's not always without consequence. In some cases, simple 'likes' can be used as evidence in court, as a Florida man recently discovered. His Star Wars and Minion 'likes' were presented as evidence to support allegations he may be a prolific BitTorrent pirate.

You should assume that dbzer0 will eventually get a legal request to turn over records.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 105 points 4 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Id upboat this but that might be used as evidence of libel.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Stop right there criminal scum!

[–] samus12345 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Pay the court a fine or serve your sentence in jail! Your pirated data is now forfeit!

[–] [email protected] 52 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You commented which is worse. It's futile to hide, the popo is on their way.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Preemptively denying dismissal of their future case, trial will continue when the request for dismissal arises.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

To quote the great Suzy Eddie Izzard: I was dead at the time!