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To expand on this; I don't think other forms of active moderation get this pass, you don't get to harbour copyrighted IP, CPP or other illegal material posted o
by Chris2048 9mo ago
To expand on this; I don't think other forms of active moderation get this pass, you don't get to harbour copyrighted IP, CPP or other illegal material posted on a forum by just not moderating.
further, if intent would be a possible defence, I already mentioned that archiving everything looks better than only having links when there are paywalls, active or otherwise.
from a moral position, I don't think HN moves the needle wrt enabling bypassing - most if not all HN users are likely fully capable of using archiving sites themselves, if not automating the process themselves.
- appreciatorBus 9mo agoI don't think morality has anything to do with HN's action/lack of action here. They are likely just balancing risk & reward. How much work to enable auto paywall busting? >$0 How much reward? $0 How much extra risk that a publisher will make your life difficult, regardless of morality or the letter of the law? >0% I can't imagine why they would bother when HN users seem happy enough to do the work for free.