SAN FRANCISCO—A federal judge Thursday questioned what further action the organizational body of the Jehovah’s Witness faith plans to pursue after an anonymous Reddit user took down disputed works in a copyright case where the user’s identity hangs in the balance. 

“The poster is outside the territory of the U.S.; the church’s main concerns have been addressed by the takedown,” said U.S. District Judge James Donato of the Northern District of California at a hearing Thursday morning. “Isn’t that enough to call it a day?”