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Way to go! "You can not steal what's given freely!" :)

• psionski 14y ago
  I'll be doing that when I eventually move to some remote Bulgarian village. There are people that steal there (mostly gypsies), but out of desperation, not because they want to. As I intend to continue working in IT, albeit remotely, I'll be making way more money than I need to live - so I'll put up a notice that reads: "Don't steal - come in and take whatever you need. Maybe we can even have a drink if I have time." I hope this means I won't get my computer stolen, and what I can't eat - I don't need, so they're welcome.
• choult 14y ago
  But the thing is, you can. You can reproduce it verbatim and you can call it your own. That's "stealing" of a different nature. If he's full-on rejecting copyright then I can (with his blessing) take his entire body of work, s/zenhabits/choult/ and profit. I'm not sure that the author counters/confronts that concept enough for me to accept that that is something he would acquiesce to.
  • psionski 14y ago
    Did you read the article? He says "copy it, put your name on it and make millions; I don't care". He even says "put nasty words in my mouth if you want". He's obviously OK with everything you mention.
  • cpressey 14y ago
    I guess the only way to know for sure is to try it and see.
  • leobabauta 14y ago
    Yes, you have my blessing to do this. In fact, numerous people have sold my blog posts in the form of ebooks on Amazon, with my name on it, without giving me any profits. They've also scraped my site and put ads on it. It's hard for me to be any clearer: I don't own my work, nor do I attempt to control it.