HBO Obtains DMCA Subpoena to Unmask 'Euphoria' Spoiler Account on X
6 hours ago
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- HBO has experienced high-profile leaks in the past, including episodes of Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon.
- A fan account named 'Lexi howard’s cat' on X posted spoilers for the upcoming third season of Euphoria, leading HBO's parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, to issue a DMCA takedown notice.
- Warner Bros. Discovery described the content as video/audiovisual recordings in the DMCA notice but later referred to it as summaries of unpublished plot details in a court declaration.
- The company obtained a DMCA subpoena to compel X to identify the account holder, requesting personal information such as names, addresses, and IP addresses.
- Copyright law generally protects the expression of a work, not ideas or plot summaries, which may affect the legal standing of the case.
- X has until April 23 to respond, and while the account has been taken down, no legal challenges to the subpoena have been filed yet.