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On the same morning, HN promotes the tale of John Perry Barlow lambasting the G8 over copyright protection, but then also promotes the tale of a randomly tweete
by joblessjunkie 15y ago
On the same morning, HN promotes the tale of John Perry Barlow lambasting the G8 over copyright protection, but then also promotes the tale of a randomly tweeted photo getting used without permission on numerous news outlets.
Is the HN community split down the middle on copyright issues, or simply not clear in its thinking? Is the morality of copyright purely decided by which side of the coin a big corporation is sitting?
Or is one of these news posts meant to be interpreted ironically?
- adestefan 15y agoI promote the idea of a limited copyright. A creator should have the opportunity to do what they want with their work for a limited time. However, the current notion that copyright extends to what is almost an indefinite time (manly since it keeps being extended every time the copyright on Mickey Mouse is close to expiring ) is ludicrous.
- te_platt 15y agoSpeaking for myself, these stories show how the copyright system is broken. Especially with the ease of copying digital content. The interest for me is thinking of changes that could improve the system. At this point I don't support a complete repeal of copyrights but I lean that direction.
- jasonlotito 15y agoDon't forget you have the DMCA being used to pull Eve Online code from Github. But no. John Barlow wasn't didn't seem to be suggesting flagrantly violating copyrights (at least, nothing I read suggested that). And this story is about people violating copyright. The difference is one has to do with copyright protection, the other with violating copyright. Basically, don't violate copyright, but we don't want more copyright protection. Additional protection would come at a price. The morality of copyright isn't at issue here on HN. Do not confuse the arguments as being one in the same. They aren't. Companies have the same rights as little people when it comes to copyrights. What we don't want happening is companies getting more rights, and being able to trounce all over due process.
- dmlorenzetti 15y agoAs you point out, it's news. An upvote can imply newsworthiness or professional interest, rather than personal approval.
- lotharbot 15y agoMore simply stated: upvotes imply that it's worth discussing.
- aquarin 15y agoMy observations (please stop down-voting) is that NH is slowly dying as a place for smart people who like to share opinions. It becomes a place of voting "gangs".