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I think that most people see a pretty big difference between a large company infringing copyright for commercial purposes, and the average person infringing cop
by rrreese 15y ago
I think that most people see a pretty big difference between a large company infringing copyright for commercial purposes, and the average person infringing copyright for non-commercial reasons.
Aditionally there are matters of David vs Goliath and generall support for the underdog, and the fact that the editor of a major newspaper obviously knows better.
Finally it would be a mistake to think of Hacker News as a hive mind, people here have differing perspectives and opinions. Most large threads regarding consumer copyright infringement tend to have comments from both sides.
- VMG 15y ago> Finally it would be a mistake to think of Hacker News as a hive mind, people here have differing perspectives and opinions. Most large threads regarding consumer copyright infringement tend to have comments from both sides. You are right, I think my real question is: is there anyone who thinks that the photographer is wrong and the Daily Mail is right? It would seem like a logical application of the principle stated in PG's Defining Property.
- rhizome 15y agoIf that's your real question, you stirred people up looking for a pretty lame and irrelevant piece of information.