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This needs to be the top comment here, rather than people insinuating that LV called for a DMCA takedown because 'they look alike'
by dzlobin 14y ago
This needs to be the top comment here, rather than people insinuating that LV called for a DMCA takedown because 'they look alike'
- tptacek 14y agoBet on HN embarrassing itself every time on stories like this.
- nicholassmith 14y agoHN posters being reactionary to hot topics like DMCA when all the facts aren't out? Say it ain't so.
- andybak 14y agoExcept I've read most of the comments and on the whole they seem a) correct (to my understanding of the DMCA) and b) reasonable and well thought out.
- nicholassmith 14y agoThe initial ones were very reactionary about boycotting Layer Vault and so on. The DMCA is super wishy washy, and I can't say whether this is a valid use or not because IANAL.
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- shiven 14y agoI don't see any specific comparison or illustrations in the two links jgj posted. Do you? Those tweets sound like classic whining in face of collective pitchfork stabbing.
- pyre 14y agoTake a look at the comparison here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5332635 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5332635 To my eyes, it does not look like 'blatant copying.' The icons look similar, but so do many others. If LV's evidence comes down to "looks too similar, but isn't actually a copy," then the DMCA is not the avenue for pursuing this.