So a lawyer discovers _only after reading a random TOS_ that almost everything you do on the internet (social websites, email forwarding, bookmarks) is illegal? Aren't courses on copyright compulsory in US law schools?
It is discouraging to think that the average open source hacker knows more about copyright than any lawyer. This also explains why you are looked at as an alien when you talk about things like "Creative common" and why they are useful. If lawyers do not understand the perils of current copyright regime, how are we supposed to make others understand?
It is discouraging to think that the average open source hacker knows more about copyright than any lawyer. This also explains why you are looked at as an alien when you talk about things like "Creative common" and why they are useful. If lawyers do not understand the perils of current copyright regime, how are we supposed to make others understand?
This kind article is a nice addition to "No copyright intended": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3340224