> Should I ask for permission? That depends. If you use the entire comment or a substantial percentage of it, and if the use isn't accompanied by your own comm

> Should I ask for permission? That depends. If you use the entire comment or a substantial percentage of it, and if the use isn't accompanied by your own comments as part of an analysis or critical essay, then yes -- because that's not "fair use". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use > Is there a general copyright (CC or something like that) guideline for HN comments? The general copyright rules apply, nothing special for HN.