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Yes, it tells me I should hold the copyright to what I post here and that HN can do anything with it forever afterwards, and that packaged in a whole bunch of l
by rapnie 5y ago
Yes, it tells me I should hold the copyright to what I post here and that HN can do anything with it forever afterwards, and that packaged in a whole bunch of legalese. It does not tell me with what license it is available to others. Given that everyone is reusing HN content in their own sites I'd be inclined to think that they have the same extensive rights. But that's just my guesswork.
- brudgers 5y agoIf someone reusing your HN comments on another site matters to you, hire a lawyer. If it doesn’t matter to you, then it doesn’t matter to you.
- systoll 5y agoThe privacy policy establishes that ycombinator can make our comments part of their site content. The Terms of Use establish that readers can read the site and that's about it: > [...] you agree not to modify, copy, frame, scrape, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Site or the Site Content, in whole or in part, except that the foregoing does not apply to your own User content...