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Discord is firing back against MapleStory devs over copyright infringement and users are caught in the crossfire
- South Korean video game maker Nexon Korea Corporation is attempting to obtain the data of copyright infringers on Discord, a popular online service provider for real-time communication.
- Discord is fighting Nexon Korea Corporation in the name of user privacy and free speech rights, claiming that Nexon has no qualms about using the US court system to pursue copyright infringement suspects.
- Back in 2023, Discord was forced to walk changes to its privacy policy when it first introduced AI integration into its servers including Clyde, AutoMod AI, Conversation Summarizes, Avatar Remix, and more.
- Discord is now embroiled in a legal battle with Nexon Korea Corporation over the latter demanding the former continue to hand over data of users suspected of online copyright infringement.
- Discord asserts that it’s already complied with a previous order made back in October 2023, but Nexon returned in May 2024 with a new subpoena requiring Discord to disclose the information of roughly two dozen alleged copyright infringers related to the MapleStory game.
- There’s also the impact that this could have on online service providers and their own compliance with such DMCA subpoena cases, and this creates natural friction between providers and their users who may not feel secure using the online service after user data is disclosed under subpoena.
- The results of this case have far-reaching consequences for what companies can demand of online service providers, how much or little will users actually be protected in these cases, and whether online service providers are required to comply with these demands.
- Discord hasn’t had the best relationship with user privacy in the past. Back in 2024, four billion Discord chats, and made by roughly 620 million users, logged into more than 14,000 servers had been harvested by a site called Spy.pet and set to be auctioned off to the highest bidders.
- Discord initially resisted, but both parties reached an agreement to confidentially disclose basic subscriber information concerning a total of 64 Discord user IDs.
- Nexon filed a motion to compel at the Texas federal court just last week, asking the court to enter an order requiring Discord to produce the requested user data.
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