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X Loses Battle to Protect Genshin Impact Leaker's First Amendment Anonymity * TorrentFreak


A judge has denied X Corps' motion to quash a DMCA subpoena that aims to uncover the identity of a Genshin Impact artwork leaker on X.

In November 2023, the publisher of hit videogame Genshin Impact obtained a DMCA subpoena at a California district court to unmask an anonymous alleged infringer. A recipient of a DMCA subpoena may file an objection if it believes it that compliance would require disclosure of material protected by the First Amendment and would conflict with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The inquiry undertaken by the Judge considered whether Cognosphere had demonstrated a prima facie case on the merits of its copyright claim, and whether the subpoena was obtained in good faith and not for improper purposes.

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