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If I take a photograph of any part of reality, I have copyright on the image. I'd say most images contain not much more than a reproduction of reality. If I ty
by fxtentacle 6y ago
If I take a photograph of any part of reality, I have copyright on the image. I'd say most images contain not much more than a reproduction of reality.
If I type my name into a computer, isn't that a reproduction of reality just live a photograph of me would be?
And I agree with you that pure facts are not copyrightable, but how about Facebook making a guess that I like cats based on my previous click behavior? Isn't that an artistic interpretation of reality which should be copyrightable?
- kube-system 6y agoYour name alone is a fact, and wouldn't be subject to copyright. For example, I can say "Donald Trump" in this comment without infringing on any copyright laws. > how about Facebook making a guess that I like cats based on my previous click behavior? Isn't that an artistic interpretation of reality which should be copyrightable? Once they record it somewhere, it is! I'll give you an example: Take for instance this string value: "fxtentacle is likes cats and I know it because he posted it on HN" I have generated this string, and under US (and many other countries) copyright laws, I automatically own copyright to it, because it is my artistic interpretation of what I have observed. You have no copyright to it, because it was my artistic interpretation, despite the fact that you are the subject of the art.