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> Yeah except they aren't just providing a link, they are wrapping up the headline, a picture, and the first graph or two from the story onto timelines surround
by cscurmudgeon 3y ago
> Yeah except they aren't just providing a link, they are wrapping up the headline, a picture, and the first graph or two from the story onto timelines surrounded by their ads, which sends no revenue to the source
Only to the extent allowed by news websites headers. Maybe this whole thing could have been solved by politicians understanding tech a little better?
- cratermoon 3y ago> Maybe this whole thing could have been solved by politicians understanding tech a little better? How often do we hear, on HN and elsewhere, people complain about laws they don't like wish politicians better understood what they are legislating? This implies the existence of a technological solution, set by technocrats who "understand" better. Whoever asks the question suggests politicians don't know better, offering that explanation without proof. Also, for the Free Market enthusiasts out there, why hasn't the market solved this problem? What forces are preventing all parties from working out a technical and economic solution?
- cscurmudgeon 3y agoThe market already sorted it out. Fat cat greedy news corps bought the politicians to circumvent the market. This is like mandating car makers to pay whip makers. > Also, for the Free Market enthusiasts out there, why hasn't the market solved this problem? Why are assuming the market hasn't solved it? And that too without proof? > Whoever asks the question suggests politicians don't know better, offering that explanation without proof. It is easy. There is zero discussion of technology beyond sharing of links in the bill.