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I don't know about US lawy but in German law there is a requirement on some originality. ("Schöpfungshöhe") The barrier is low, but a 1 certainly doesn't receiv
by johannes1234321 5y ago
I don't know about US lawy but in German law there is a requirement on some originality. ("Schöpfungshöhe") The barrier is low, but a 1 certainly doesn't receive the protection.
- Sharlin 5y agoYep. A HN comment a couple of sentences long, OTOH, is probably just on the threshold where whether it counts as a protected work depends on just how “unique” the comment is.
- johannes1234321 5y agoAs we are on HN, not reddit, thus comments are more than "yes" or "lolz" they are most likely protected. However one implicitly gives a license to YCombinator - at least to publish it. And what other rights can be upheld would be interesting.