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I think it's less sanctity of the dead and more consent on what is allowed to be published. It's a fair argument. If I stumble across someone's messages to thei

by kodah 5y ago

I think it's less sanctity of the dead and more consent on what is allowed to be published. It's a fair argument. If I stumble across someone's messages to their ex-girlfriend who is now well-renowned in my circles, am I allowed to publish them? If they're dead does it really impact the ethics?

ignoramous 5y ago
Privacy of their personal information is now well and truly something for the famous to consider codifying it in their Will going forward... Much like in the Google/Meta dominated online world, the default is opt-in, it'd seem, as that likely generates capital such "estates" need, to survive.
stickfigure 5y ago
> If they're dead does it really impact the ethics? Yes? I feel pretty comfortable saying that the live/dead status of the author (and subjects) is one of many factors that affects the ethics involved in publishing something like that. That seems to be the question of this thread, no?
- mattigames 5y ago
  Yet you evade the most obvious question of how would the children (and grandchildren) of the dead would feel about such usage of their remains, may it be a letter or a 4K private sex tape.
  - stickfigure 5y ago
    Eh? If my grandmother's sex "tapes" (we're probably talking 16mm film) are circulating, good for her! I sincerely hope she had a more excitement in her life than simply raising kids in the depression. I would be proud. How would my child feel about videos of me and/or his mother? I'm pretty sure just as squicked as any kid will be about the idea of their parents having sex. Which they all know we do. You pretend otherwise to your kids?
    - kodah 5y ago
      The question is, is someone allowed to make that choice for you, ever? I think not, and it's still a question much in debate, which we have made an excellent demonstration of here.
      - stickfigure 5y ago
        The debate is pretty clearly settled as both a matter of law and a matter of fact - Feynman's estate sold the letters. If you're the legal owner of your grandmother's intimate notes, you can make your own choice.

by kodah 5y ago

ignoramous 5y ago

Privacy of their personal information is now well and truly something for the famous to consider codifying it in their Will going forward... Much like in the Google/Meta dominated online world, the default is opt-in, it'd seem, as that likely generates capital such "estates" need, to survive.

stickfigure 5y ago

> If they're dead does it really impact the ethics? Yes? I feel pretty comfortable saying that the live/dead status of the author (and subjects) is one of many factors that affects the ethics involved in publishing something like that. That seems to be the question of this thread, no?

mattigames 5y ago
Yet you evade the most obvious question of how would the children (and grandchildren) of the dead would feel about such usage of their remains, may it be a letter or a 4K private sex tape.
- stickfigure 5y ago
  Eh? If my grandmother's sex "tapes" (we're probably talking 16mm film) are circulating, good for her! I sincerely hope she had a more excitement in her life than simply raising kids in the depression. I would be proud. How would my child feel about videos of me and/or his mother? I'm pretty sure just as squicked as any kid will be about the idea of their parents having sex. Which they all know we do. You pretend otherwise to your kids?
  - kodah 5y ago
    The question is, is someone allowed to make that choice for you, ever? I think not, and it's still a question much in debate, which we have made an excellent demonstration of here.
    - stickfigure 5y ago
      The debate is pretty clearly settled as both a matter of law and a matter of fact - Feynman's estate sold the letters. If you're the legal owner of your grandmother's intimate notes, you can make your own choice.