HBO Obtains DMCA Subpoena to Unmask 'Euphoria' Spoiler Account on X • Hacker News Board

Re: HBO Obtains DMCA Subpoena to Unmask 'Euphoria' Spoiler Account on X

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Post by Mindwipe » Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 1:19 PM UTC

dfxm12 wrote: post #6

The issued subpoena requires X to share information sufficient to identify the person behind the account. This includes names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, account numbers, IP addresses, and any other contact or billing records held by the platform. Taking TF's reporting at face value, would twitter be able to sufficiently identify a user? Does Twitter have the address, real names, etc. of its users…

Twitter only supported 2FA using a mobile number for several years, so they quite possibly have that.

People are not always good at infosec for convenience, and Twitter's design for this was incompetent even before Musk's acquisition.

Re: HBO Obtains DMCA Subpoena to Unmask 'Euphoria' Spoiler Account on X

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Post by LocalH » Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC

boristsr wrote: post #64

autoexec wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it'd pretty much have to be a script, a screenshot, audio, or video to qualify as copyright infringement. I can tell you what a song is about without risk of violating copyright, but the moment I start quoting lyrics things get riskier.

I think it depends on the depth of the summary, and the purpose. You can do quite an indepth analysis as part of educational material for example, which is one of the tests of fair use. I think a key thing to remember when assessing your own liability is fair use is a defense, not an automatic guaranteed right for blanket uses. Leaking spoilers of unpublished works can definitely cause market harm, and serves no wide…

That's the rub. When it comes to copyright, money makes right. The one with more money and willingness to go to court will win. Not who is actually legally right.

Re: HBO Obtains DMCA Subpoena to Unmask 'Euphoria' Spoiler Account on X

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Post by LocalH » Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC

jasomill wrote: post #69

ethanrutherford wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Finding something funny doesn't necessarily imply you endorse the behavior, believe it to be harmless fun, or even that you don't feel sorry for the victim. There's entire categories of entertainment media that use "unfortunate things happening to strangers" for comedic effect.

"Ow! My Balls!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWfOMeLk6m0

"go way i'm batin"

Re: HBO Obtains DMCA Subpoena to Unmask 'Euphoria' Spoiler Account on X

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Post by rkomorn » Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC

tombert wrote: post #22

wormpilled wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was people that didn't like reading or nerdy kids, trying to spoil their interests.

I actually liked reading and I was a nerdy kid. To be clear, I never actively participated in the spoiler stuff, just read about the reactions. I mean, keep in mind I was fourteen when this happened, and fourteen year old boys are very often assholes and I was sadly not an exception to this. I guess I just found it funny how much of a reaction people had with it. I liked the Harry Potter books too, I was reading them…

Did you also find videos of guys waiting in line at stores to buy consoles, then smashing them in front of the people who were still in line funny?

Re: HBO Obtains DMCA Subpoena to Unmask 'Euphoria' Spoiler Account on X

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Post by autoexec » Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC

LocalH wrote: post #72

boristsr wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it depends on the depth of the summary, and the purpose. You can do quite an indepth analysis as part of educational material for example, which is one of the tests of fair use. I think a key thing to remember when assessing your own liability is fair use is a defense, not an automatic guaranteed right for blanket uses. Leaking spoilers of unpublished works can definitely cause market harm, and serves no wide…

That's the rub. When it comes to copyright, money makes right. The one with more money and willingness to go to court will win. Not who is actually legally right.

That's not just copyright, it's our entire legal system. A corporation can intentionally murder hundreds of thousands of people and get nothing but a slap on the wrist fine.