(Opinion) Reddit Gets Tough With Multiple Bans of Piracy Sub-Reddits

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Faced with communities that continually flaunt Reddit's rules on deliberately linking to copyright-infringing content, the site's admins have banned yet more piracy-focused sub-Reddits. The latest casualties are communities that have systematically posted links to movies, TV shows and software.

While the DMCA contains a ‘repeat infringer’ clause, copyright cases filed in the United States are now helping to more accurately define what the term means.

Multiple cases involving ISPs Cox, Grande Communications, and their subscribers, appear to be having a knock-on effect on platforms that rely on user-submitted content. No longer as vague as it was, the repeat infringer clause now means that platforms are quicker to take action against persistent pirates.

With its tens of millions of users, Reddit is one such site. All content is submitted by users and while copyright infringements are dealt with following complaints from rightsholders, the site now appears to deal more swiftly with those who continually flout the rules.

As previously reported, Reddit has issued stern warnings to several communities after they were subjected to multiple complaints from rightsholders. It now appears the ban-hammer is being swung with increasing force.

Several sub-Reddits connected to copyright infringing content have recently been banned from Reddit. One of those is FullMoviesOnAnything, a previously 23,000-strong community that posted links to full movies hosted on external sites.

 

How FullMoviesOnAnything used to look

 

Following complaints, users are no longer greeted with a large index of links to infringing content. Instead, the sub-Reddit displays the familiar ‘banned’ screen indicating that the community has been shuttered for good.

 

Permanently banned from Reddit

 

Another sub-Reddit with a similar name and purpose has also been banned. FullMoviesOnAnything_ (note the underscore) was also nuked, apparently for spam. Like its namesake, however, the community also posted links to copyright-infringing content.

 

How FullMoviesOnAnything_ used to look

 

These aren’t the only ‘infringing’ sub-Reddits to be closed in recent times.

TvShowsOnAnything, a nod to its namesake in the movie sector, has also been permanently removed from the site. The same thing happened to /r/fullmoviesonline earlier this year.

While Reddit doesn’t always display precise reasons for a sub-Reddit being banned on each individual landing page, one doesn’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to deduce that copyright infringement was an issue in the above cases. In other instances, however, the site is more clear.

The ‘banned’ notices on sub-Reddits including /r/fullmovies and /r/crackedsoftware are crystal clear, with a specific note that the sub-Reddit violated the site’s repeat infringer policy and were shut down.

 

Repeat infringer policy in effect

 

As highlighted last month, sub-Reddits dealing with piracy-related topics need to be increasingly careful not to break Reddit’s rules. Tight moderation is the key, along with common sense from users.

 

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[steven36]

Nsanedown a much better place to find crack software .

 

TvShowsOnAnything,

/r/fullmoviesonline

 

All just copy and paste from streaming blogs its not like sub-Reddits have much original content , its like facebook and google  all had hoards of info on them  , they draw loads of attention to anti-piracy and  sites like Reddits have so many comminutes that there not really effected by killing a few piracy subs,  if it come to you are them they will kick you in the butt  on the way out, the better subs have back up sites anyway ..Like the Piracy sub that have lots of info  they have a backup sub on another site already and some that got closed down already  are still around on there own little piece of the internet.  Also Reddit uses ads and if there advertising sponsors complain about a sub out you go..So it's only going get worse.

 

Torrentfreak acts like its a big deal that stuff gets removed from social media when it's not piracy has always been like adapt or die and stay 10 steps ahead of the enemy. You snooze you lose.