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A Torrent file's hash is representative of the movie or music's binary data, much like a synopsis or summary is representative of the plot line. You can't recre

by uxp 14y ago

A Torrent file's hash is representative of the movie or music's binary data, much like a synopsis or summary is representative of the plot line. You can't recreate a movie 100% from a summary, and it's even more difficult to recreate a movie from a hash. The only infringement would come from downloading the movie itself (as a separate action) and comparing it to the hash or summary to ensure you have the correct movie.

Retric 14y ago
That's not how copy write works. A summery involves creativity and factual information, and hash is a purely mechanical transformation without creative input. For much the same reason if you ran someone else book though a language translation software you could not prevent them from selling copy's of their work after being run through that same software translation. However, if you paid someone else to translate a book you could not sell it, but you could prevent the original author from selling that translation. PS: There is a great post on copywrite that basically talks about bit's having color. It's not a physical process but legally the way there created creates a 'fingerprint' that matters.
- uxp 14y ago
  Do you have a link to the article about color? Google isn't turning up anything in regards to "copyrighting color" that seems remotely relevant. And me being pedantic: It's copyright, not copy write, because this is a form of law, like "the right to bear arms", or "the right to an attorney". Conversely, a work cannot be "copywritten", it is "copyrighted", or more appropriately "to secure copyright for [a work]".
  - jcr 14y ago
    I've heard the phrase "color of bits" before in reference to matters involving copy laws, and I vaguely remember reading something about it. I think the following link/post from 2004 is what you're after, but it might be the wrong reference. I'm not entirely certain, but ya, finding something like this with a search engine can be painful if you don't know exactly what you're looking for. "What Colour are your bits?" http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/entry/23 http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/entry/23

by uxp 14y ago

Retric 14y ago

That's not how copy write works. A summery involves creativity and factual information, and hash is a purely mechanical transformation without creative input. For much the same reason if you ran someone else book though a language translation software you could not prevent them from selling copy's of their work after being run through that same software translation. However, if you paid someone else to translate a book you could not sell it, but you could prevent the original author from selling that translation. PS: There is a great post on copywrite that basically talks about bit's having color. It's not a physical process but legally the way there created creates a 'fingerprint' that matters.

uxp 14y ago
Do you have a link to the article about color? Google isn't turning up anything in regards to "copyrighting color" that seems remotely relevant. And me being pedantic: It's copyright, not copy write, because this is a form of law, like "the right to bear arms", or "the right to an attorney". Conversely, a work cannot be "copywritten", it is "copyrighted", or more appropriately "to secure copyright for [a work]".
- jcr 14y ago
  I've heard the phrase "color of bits" before in reference to matters involving copy laws, and I vaguely remember reading something about it. I think the following link/post from 2004 is what you're after, but it might be the wrong reference. I'm not entirely certain, but ya, finding something like this with a search engine can be painful if you don't know exactly what you're looking for. "What Colour are your bits?" http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/entry/23 http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/entry/23