Film studios sue “no logs” VPN provider for $10 million

Dozens of movie production companies sued LiquidVPN this year over the VPN provider's marketing efforts that could be perceived as promoting piracy. These companies, which are now seeking $10 million in damages, claim that the "no log" policy of LiquidVPN is not a valid excuse, as the VPN provider actively chose to not keep logs.

--Ars Technica (opens in a new tab)

As a user of Mullvad VPN (opens in a new tab), I often encouter sites that simply block VPN users. Best Buy, Lowes, Credit Karma, Etsy are a few that pop into my head without trying too hard so I wasn't at all surprised by this news. I think too many still conflate seeking privacy as doing something illegal. I'm just trying to buy the Matrix Trilogy Steelbox Bluray without that purchase being associated with me as a person with the data aggregators.

I don't know anything about law but if the studios are successful, could it set a precedent that could then require VPN provides to keep logs? We recently learned that ProtonMail is legally obligated to enable and provide logs when requested (opens in a new tab). Could we start to see laws that require VPN providers to do the same? It just feels like there's a battle to remove privacy on the internet.