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When you say that "one should be in control of his/her contributions"... you realize that you are "publishing" these contributions, right? I understand where y
by thx4allthestuff 8y ago
When you say that "one should be in control of his/her contributions"... you realize that you are "publishing" these contributions, right?
I understand where you're coming from in wanting that control, but I would encourage anyone who feels that they should be in control of what they put on the internet to meditate on the word "publish."
You would laugh at Stephen King if he suddenly demanded that everyone return their copies of the Dark Tower, right? At one point he made the decision to "pull the trigger" so to speak, and publish that work. Like any trigger with lasting consequences, once you pull it, they are there.
- thx4allthestuff 8y agoGeneralizations aside though, you can have a comment removed from HN by the mods if the request is found to be reasonable (i.e. unintentionally disclosing medical history, etc).
- toomuchtodo 8y agoPublishing something online doesn’t revoke your copyright rights of that content, especially if you weren’t asked to grant a non-exclusively license for posting it.
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- thx4allthestuff 8y agoSure, but let’s remember that copyright enforcement requires work. Are you going to be the one who goes from car to car, peeling off illegal images of Calvin and Hobbes? Out of the kindness of your heart? How’s that battle going to work out for you?
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