>> Do you ask for permission when you get new ideas from HN that aren't your own? >>You don’t need to. It’s implicitly assumed, by virtue of publishing in a pu

>> Do you ask for permission when you get new ideas from HN that aren't your own? >>You don’t need to. It’s implicitly assumed, by virtue of publishing in a public forum, that the author is providing permission for people read their comments and ideas, and remix them as they wish. Ideas are not eligible for copyright protection.