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Legal but unethical.
by mcantor 16y ago
Legal but unethical.
- steveklabnik 16y agoI am torn. Why bother CC licensing if they didn't want you to do this, you know? My first instinct is "What a jerk!" but they're also spreading more knowledge around, which is something I can't really fault.
- mcantor 16y agoThey're not spreading knowledge around, though. By copying the content without adding anything, they're removing impressions from the real site, which is where all of the relevant related content lives: comments, upvotes, discussion, etc. They're preventing the knowledge from getting out there.
- steveklabnik 16y agoehhh I think we'll just have to disagree on this. Content that was once in one place is now in multiple places. I recognize I may be being overly simplistic.
- mcantor 16y agoThey're not spreading knowledge around, though. By copying the content without adding anything, they're removing impressions from the real site, which is where all of the relevant related content lives: comments, upvotes, discussion, etc. They're preventing the knowledge from getting out there.