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This comic is saying that if we care about the rights to our work, don't give the work to anyone Publication is a method of promulgating copyright. When you pu

by 001sky 14y ago

This comic is saying that if we care about the rights to our work, don't give the work to anyone Publication is a method of promulgating copyright. When you publish your ideas/images online one you are not "giving" your image rights to instagram (or to any publisher). In the same way, when you make a telephone call, you are not giving your data to the police and 3rd parties (or the phone company) to listen to. Consumers and producers are both better off with "dumb pipes", than this alternative reality. Businesses are continually trying to exploit their position, and are not beyond unethical/shady/opportunistic behaviour. This incident is a sort of 'Exhibit A'.

sethist 14y ago
Except Instagram isn't and was never designed to be a pipe. HTTP and email are the dumb pipes you are looking for in this situation.
- 001sky 14y ago
  Don't disagree. But rather than being 'dumb' they are being 'too clever, by half'. And that is the problem. They are grooming their users to be abused, building trust to be exploited. Like pedophiles.
  - dfxm12 14y ago
    They are grooming their users to be abused, building trust to be exploited. I believe the comic also asks the question: How many times are we going to fall for this?
    - 001sky 14y ago
      And in the case of the paedophile, there is a reason its illegal (in many jurisdictions).
raintrees 14y ago
"when you make a telephone call, you are not giving your data to the police and 3rd parties (or the phone company) to listen to" There is contention about whether this is the case, now that many eschew land lines: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57493811-83/federal-court-oks-warrantless-cell-phone-tracking-by-police/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57493811-83/federal-court-o...