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You're misunderstanding what it means to own vs. to license... the latter being dictated by a contract known as ToS (terms of service) which you implicitly agre

• mirimir 9y ago
  Some of us remember when the very idea of commercial operations on the Internet was controversial. That debate is, obviously, long dead. But still, the concept of ToS for websites is bizarre.
• chillwaves 9y ago
  I defeat this mechanism by offering my own ToS for interactions with any website. They implicitly agree by granting access to my browser to their content.
  • lazylizard 9y ago
    is there a browser extension or plugin that can do this for everyone?
• skewart 9y ago
  Where are these terms of service? I don't think most websites explicitly state that looking at ads or making your browser execute all of the scripts on the page is part of a terms of service. I mean, there are plenty of disclaimers about getting revenue from ads and referrals - especially on affiliate marketing sites - but I don't think I've seen anything dictating that I must perform certain actions with the files I download. I certainly don't think I've ever seen those terms stated before I download the site files. And informing someone of the terms of what they are agreeing to after they perform the action that implies agreement is incredibly shady. Maybe I have technically stepped into some kind of legally defensible contract by accident. However, I don't think tricking people into signing contracts that they don't want to sign is ethically defensible.