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Sorry, off-topic, but as a fan it really bugs me that graphic halfway down appears taken without attribution from Hyperbole and a Half. http://hyperboleandahalf
by ANH 15y ago
Sorry, off-topic, but as a fan it really bugs me that graphic halfway down appears taken without attribution from Hyperbole and a Half. http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/ http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/
- philwelch 15y agoIt's a popular image macro by now.
- jmitcheson 15y agoYou know it's become a huge internet meme right? http://www.google.com.au/search?q=x+all+the+things&oq=x+all+the+things http://www.google.com.au/search?q=x+all+the+things&oq=x+....
- ANH 15y agoMissed that one. Too busy reading Hacker N -- I mean, writing code. And the meme-ification only makes me feel slightly better about it. I mean, what's it cost Jeff to give a little credit?
- irahul 15y agoThere is a good chance Jeff doesn't know about the source, and generated using one of the meme generator sites.
- deleted 15y ago[deleted]
- richardw 15y agoHe likely made it here: http://www.quickmeme.com/All-The-Things/ http://www.quickmeme.com/All-The-Things/ I wouldn't have known where it originated from. It's possible/likely the source gave them permission to use it.
- ketralnis 15y agoDoes rampant theft make theft any more acceptable?
- philwelch 15y agoThe taboo against "theft" is a cultural norm, and now there's a new cultural norm.
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- icebraining 15y agoI think you mean "tribal" norm. There's no other norm. Your tribe endorses theft. Or it just doesn't consider an act that doesn't deprive someone of anything they had to be theft.
- lukifer 15y agoEven the very definitions of words are tribally defined, and carry implicit values. Some (not me) could make a case that wage slavery is also morally indefensible, or that private property is a form of theft from the poor. The fact that you see no distinction between copyright and theft is a perfect example of this morality-through-definition. To use a straw-man example: Donald Trump owns the trademark to the phrase "You're fired." Am I stealing if I repeat this phrase? Now how about Amazon's 1-click, or humming "Happy Birthday"? A hundred years ago, you could own the copyright to a book, but not claim ownership of a phrase or obvious idea. A thousand years ago, you could not effectively claim ownership of a book. Ten thousand years ago, you (probably) could not have claimed ownership of land, at least in any form we're familiar with. These are all things we made up, for better or worse. Regardless of any person's or tribe's specific opinions on economic issues, private property, or ownership of ideas, I think it should be implicitly obvious that breaking society's copyright rules is a different act than stealing, just as manslaughter is different from first-degree murder. It doesn't justify it, it simply acknowledges that it is a different act. Also, this particular case is laughably mild. The creator has only benefitted by sharing this free art snippet and is now internet-famous as a result. I guarantee that Jeff would remove it if asked, and also that the creator would never think to do so, given that this image is strewn across thousands of websites.
- martinemde 15y agoIf not for your post I wouldn't have known the meme was from this comic, and then gone and read the blog and enjoyed it and now appreciate the meme more.
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- ANH 15y agoJeff has added a link. Thanks, Jeff!