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Reddit Commenter's Fight for Anonynmity Is a Win for Free Speech and Fair Use
- panarky 7y agoTwo big wins: 1) The First Amendment protects the audience as well as the speaker. 2) The court carefully reviewed the fair use factors and concluded that "they tip sharply in Darkpilver’s favor." And a pretty big loss: The counsel for the Jehovah's Witnesses get the identity of the Reddit user anyway, even though the copyright claim is "far-fetched".