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Discord says piracy subpoena would violate users’ First Amendment rights
Discord says it shouldn’t have to comply with the order.
Nexon, which publishes games including MapleStory, alleges that Discord has refused to comply with a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) subpoena issued by a federal court in Texas that ordered the platform to disclose user information connected to suspected intellectual property infringement. Discord’s attorney warned Nexon in the letter that its request would infringe on its users’ First Amendment rights to free speech and their decision to be anonymous. “The Requests improperly seek to unmask anonymous speakers and consequently compel disclosure of material protected by the First Amendment,” Discord wrote in the July letter.
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