Matrix Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 In response to the many Call of Duty Warzone leaks appearing online, Activision has been filing aggressive takedowns on copyright grounds. According to documents obtained by TorrentFreak, the gaming giant has also obtained a DMCA subpoena from a US court, which compels Reddit to hand over the personal details of a user who allegedly posted a leaked image to the site. Sometime last week, speculation that a new Call of Duty ‘battle royale’ mode might be due for a March launch began to intensify. Noted leaker TheGamingRevoYT (TheGamingRevolution) posted footage on YouTube claiming to be from the ‘Warzone’ mode and as VGC reported, players were able to glitch into menus following the Season 2 update. It didn’t take long to work out that Activision was unhappy with the leaks. The video posted by TheGamingRevoYT was taken down, leaving a notice behind declaring that the video was no longer available due to a copyright claim by the gaming giant. Around the same time – perhaps earlier, perhaps a little later – a Reddit user called Assyrian2410 took to Reddit’s /r/modernwarfare to post a new thread. “I found this image online. Not sure what it is. Possibly Battle Royale,” he or she wrote. The thread linked to an image, hosted by Reddit. According to a source detailing the captured image and crediting it to the user, it shows Call of Duty soldiers standing on top of a downed chopper. Most strikingly, the text in the background shouts “CALL OF DUTY: WARZONE.” According to a user who participated in the Reddit thread, TheGamingRevolution confirmed on Twitter that the image was “legit”. However, the tweet was removed and according to Twitter, that account has now been suspended. Another tweet, published by a moderator of the /r/modernwarfare sub-Reddit, was also “withheld in response to a report from the copyright holder.” Whether any further action is being taken against most of the alleged leakers listed above or indeed the many others around the web remains unclear. However, documents obtained by TorrentFreak show that Activision has taken to a US court in an effort to discover the identity of Reddit user Assyrian2410. In a filing on February 14, 2020 at a California district court, attorneys acting for Activision requested a DMCA subpoena against Reddit. “Petitioner, Activision Publishing, Inc. through its undersigned counsel of record, hereby requests that the Clerk of this Court issue a subpoena to Reddit, Inc. to identify alleged infringers at issue, pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (‘DMCA’), 17 U.S.C. § 512(h),” the request reads. “The DMCA Subpoena is directed to Reddit, Inc. Reddit is the service provider to which the subject of the subpoena – Reddit user ‘Assyrian241O’ – posted infringing Activision content.” As the image shows, the proposed subpoena provides a Reddit URL where the supposedly infringing content was published. However, rather than listing the specific Reddit URL where the actual image was hosted, it instead references the Reddit discussion thread. No infringing content was posted in the thread itself and the actual image URL isn’t mentioned at all in the subpoena request. In any event, the image was deleted days ago. Nevertheless, Activision claims that the image content infringes its exclusive rights under copyright law, “Specifically, it infringes Activision’s rights in its popular video game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare,” the request adds. The image in question is currently being used on many gaming sites in articles discussing Warzone but it’s unclear whether the Reddit user was the source of the original material. However, an aggravating factor can be found in the thread itself. Contrary to the initial claim, that the user “found this image online”, he or she later confessed to it being sent to them by an “inside source”. That raises the question of who Activision is more interested in – the Reddit user or the person who sent them the image, possibly from inside Activision or a related company. Despite the URL issue, the seemingly deficient subpoena request was signed off by the clerk of the court and will now be delivered to Reddit, which is required to hand over the personal details of its user by February 29, 2020. Whether it will or can comply is currently unknown. The Assyrian241O account was deleted days ago but it’s not clear what data Reddit retains on users after such an event, particularly in light of a legal issue. The DMCA subpoena request and related documents can be found here (1,2,3 pdf) Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 LOL if the user was using fake info and throwaway account and was using tor and /or a vpn fat chance of them ever figuring him out . You can be banned on Reddit and close tor browser and open it back up and make another name in a few mintues and post in the sub you was ban in . They dont require your real info they never have the site is full sock puppets that talk to themselves. Adam Lackman from TVaddons has like a 1000 user names he even up-votes himself ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I am pretty sure people can be tracked down by browser fingerprints. You can use whatever VPN, tor, proxy. , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 5 hours ago, zigzag said: I am pretty sure people can be tracked down by browser fingerprints. You can use whatever VPN, tor, proxy. , Tor Browser with no extra addons is the best defense known against browser fingerprinting because it don't make you look unique every one who uses the tor browser look the same. . You use it with a VPN as a fallback just in case there is a 0day out to get your real ip . HTTPS Everywhere NoScript Anti-tracking features Canvas image extraction blocked WebGL blocked Operating system cloaking Timezone and language preferences blocked But many browser come with anti fingerprinting now Firefox and Brave do . Running test to see if your unique is just a waste of time . The “uniqueness” conclusion about your browser from these websites can be wildly inaccurate and very misleading. Here’s why: Data sample: Panopticlick and amiunique.org are comparing your browser’s fingerprint to a giant database of old, outdated browsers – many of which are no longer in use. When you test your browser’s fingerprint with an updated browser, it may show it as being extremely rare and unique, even though the majority of people are using the same updated version. Conversely, running the test with an old, outdated browser may show a very good result (not unique) when in reality very few people are using the older browser today. Screen resolution: At least on desktop machines, most people regularly adjust their browser screen size. Every minor screen size value will be measured as a factor for uniqueness, which can be misleading. Randomized fingerprints: Another problem with these test sites is that they don’t account for randomized fingerprints that can be regularly changed through browser extensions. This method may be an effective way to prevent real-world fingerprinting, but it can’t be tested/quantified through these sites. PS: there's a new browser tracking out now called First-party trackers since browsers started blocking 3rd party cookies . That what this list is for to add to your adblockers or host file. Geoffrey Frogeye's block list of first-party trackers https://hostfiles.frogeye.fr/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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