Reddit was served with a DMCA 512(h) subpoena. Subpoenas are normally issued by a court, but 512(h) creates a special process where anyone can subpoena a websi

Reddit was served with a DMCA 512(h) subpoena. Subpoenas are normally issued by a court, but 512(h) creates a special process where anyone can subpoena a website to reveal the identity of a user they accuse of infringing their copyright, with no prior judicial review: https://www.lutzker.com/the-dmca-subpoena-process-an-underutilized-tool-for-identifying-anonymous-infringers/ https://www.lutzker.com/the-dmca-subpoena-process-an-underut... Complying with a subpoena is mandatory; failure to do so is contempt of court. But you don't have to comply immediately, and in the meantime you or someone else can file a motion to quash, which puts it on hold. In this case, darkspilver (represented by the EFF) filed the own motion to quash, rather than Reddit itself.