There are no legal issues. You can fucking talk about piracy completely legally. This is a moral position being taken under the excuse of legality by liberals who run their server with a strict political leaning, as demonstrated by their mass banning of socialists and defederation from every left wing space.

[–] OtakuAltair@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hasn't reddit already gotten into legal trouble multiple times regarding that sub? Even very recently with film piracy.

And let's not pretend these communities only 'discuss' piracy, as much as they try to keep it within that limit. These corporations wouldn't care even if they did.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The idea that corporations will come after federated instances that aren't even creating the posts instead of the source is nonsensical. Until the source is attacked there is literally no reason anyone should be concerned, and if the source is taken down then it won't be on other instances anymore anyway.

[–] OtakuAltair@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The idea that corporations will come after federated instances that aren't even creating the posts instead of the source is nonsensical

Is it? Content from federated instances are cached on the instance itself too, no?

I wouldn't take the risk federating with legally questionable instances, and no one should have to. I'd just use an alt account for that on another instance that is federated, and I do.

if the source is taken down then it won't be on other instances anymore anyway.

That doesn't seem to be the case. vlemmy.net has gone down permanently it seems, and I can still access the content on there that were made while it was up f4om other instances.