You actually have to make sure the device never connects to the internet in order to create a local only user account.

I noticed they completely removed the power supply. I wonder if that’s them being overprotective or undercautious?

I love that we’re having a whole hypothetical discussion about this. I think the time in the timezone where the rights were held probably took priority over the time for the poster of the image at the time of upload. Regardless of what timezone you post from, it would have been posted before midnight for Disney and the relevant courts.

Free speech doesn’t apply to Intellectual Property at all, or rather you’re free to say whatever you want but you can still be sued for anything that you say.

What you’re thinking of is “Fair Use”.

Yeah but the IP was held by an American Company.

Happy New Year.

Technically this post is illegal until tomorrow, but I dig that.