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Some people just can’t take a hint. Today’s perfect example is a group of independent movie distributors that have repeatedly tried, and failed, to force Reddit to give up the IP addresses of several users who posted about downloading movies. 

The distributors claim they need this information to support their copyright claims against internet service provider Frontier Communications, because it might be evidence that Frontier wasn’t enforcing its repeat infringer policy and therefore couldn’t claim safe harbor protections under the Digital Millennium. Copyright Act. Courts have repeatedly refused to enforce these subpoenas, recognizing the distributors couldn’t pass the test the First Amendment requires prior to unmasking anonymous speakers.  

Here's the twist: after the magistrate judge in this case applied this standard and quashed the subpoena, the movie distributors sought review from the district court judge assigned to the case. The second judge also denied discovery as unduly burdensome but, in a hearing on the matter, also said there was no First Amendment issue because the users were talking about copyright infringement. In their subsequent appeal to the Ninth Circuit, the distributors invite the appellate court to endorse the judge’s statement. 

As we explain in an amicus brief supporting Reddit, the court should refuse that invitation. Discussions about illegal activity clearly are protected speech. Indeed, the Supreme Court recently affirmed that even “advocacy of illegal acts” is “within the First Amendment’s core.” In fact, protecting such speech is a central purpose of the First Amendment because it ensures that people can robustly debate civil and criminal laws and advocate for change. 

There is no reason to imagine that this bedrock principle doesn’t apply just because the speech concerns copyright infringement – —especially where the speakers aren’t even defendants in the case, but independent third parties. And unmasking Does in copyright cases carries particular risks given the long history of copyright claims being used as an excuse to take down lawful as well as infringing content online. 

We’re glad to see Reddit fighting back against these improper subpoenas, and proud to stand with the company as it stands up for its users. 

　NHK文書開示等請求訴訟原告団事務局長・長井暁氏が原告への報告とお礼を述べた。要旨は以下の通り。 　２０２１年６月の提訴以来、私たちが３年半にわたって取り組んで来たNHK文書開示等請求訴訟は、１２月１７日に東京高等裁判所で和解が成立したことにより終了いたしました。　私たちが隠されてきた経営委員会での会長厳重注意（２０１８年１０月）の議事録の開示を求めて提訴するすると、その一か月後に議事録（粗起こし）が開示されました。しかし、経営委員会が公表を拒んだために、私たちは議事録の公..

As the UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy have failed to secure the release of British-Egyptian blogger, coder, and activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, UK politicians call for tougher measures to secure Alaa’s immediate return to the UK.

During a debate on detained British nationals abroad in early December, chairwoman of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Emily Thornberry asked the House of Commons why the UK has continued to organize industry delegations to Cairo while “the Egyptian government have one of our citizens—Alaa Abd El-Fattah—wrongfully held in prison without consular access.”

In the same debate, Labour MP John McDonnell urged the introduction of a “moratorium on any new trade agreements with Egypt until Alaa is free,” which was supported by other politicians. Liberal Democrat MP Calum Miller also highlighted words from Alaa, who told his mother during a recent prison visit that he had “hope in David Lammy, but I just can’t believe nothing is happening...Now I think either I will die in here, or if my mother dies I will hold him to account.”

Alaa’s mother, mathematician Laila Soueif, has been on hunger strike for 79 days while she and the rest of his family have worked to engage the British government in securing Alaa’s release. On December 12, she also started protesting daily outside the Foreign Office and has since been joined by numerous MPs.

Support for Alaa has come from many directions. On December 6, 12 Nobel laureates wrote to Keir Starmer urging him to secure Alaa’s immediate release “Not only because Alaa is a British citizen, but to reanimate the commitment to intellectual sanctuary that made Britain a home for bold thinkers and visionaries for centuries.” The pressure on Labour’s senior politicians has continued throughout the month, with more than 100 MPs and peers writing to David Lammy on December 15 demanding Alaa’ be freed.   

Alaa should have been released on September 29, after serving his five-year sentence for sharing a Facebook post about a death in police custody, but Egyptian authorities have continued his imprisonment in contravention of the country’s own Criminal Procedure Code. British consular officials are prevented from visiting him in prison because the Egyptian government refuses to recognise Alaa’s British citizenship.

David Lammy met with Alaa’s family in November and promised to take action. But the UK’s Prime Minister failed to raise the case at the G20 Summit in Brazil when he met with Egypt’s President El-Sisi. 

If you’re based in the UK, here are some actions you can take to support the calls for Alaa’s release:

1. Write to your MP (external link): https://freealaa.net/message-mp 
2. Join Laila Soueif outside the Foreign Office daily between 10-11am
3. Share Alaa’s plight on social media using the hashtag #freealaa

The UK Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary’s inaction is unacceptable. Every second counts, and time is running out. The government must do everything it can to ensure Alaa’s immediate and unconditional release.

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