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The argument is that it creates a derivative work. The right to create derivative works is separate to the right to distribute or reproduce the content, which i
by regularfry 9y ago
The argument is that it creates a derivative work. The right to create derivative works is separate to the right to distribute or reproduce the content, which is how Comcast is allowed to get the original website into customers' browsers.
Comcast are playing into this interpretation by adding their own license to the code they're adding.
- betterunix2 9y agoIt would open a whole can of worms. What about adding MPLS headers to packets, or performing MSS clamping? Or what about the numerous physical layer protocols that add error correction? Or the consumer routers that have parental filters, ad blocking, etc.?
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 9y agoPutting a book into an envelope is not a copyright violation, and consumer routers don't redistribute to third parties.
- ksk 9y agoYeah, IMO this would be equivalent to a pass-through web-proxy that removed content (such as ads).