832 sats \ 11 replies \ @kepford 22 Dec 2023 \ parent \ on: @ delete posts...not a fan meta
Not your keys, not your content. I know what you are saying and its true we have more power on SN but we do not own our content. As soon as we put it on someone else's server its not ours. Even if they give us some control.
No doubt you're right in the bitcoin sense. I still have remnants of lawyer brain where ownership doesn't imply possession, like, for example, you can own a rental house though your tenant may currently possess it. That being said, I shouldn't have brought ownership into it at all. Your point is well taken. I think our ability to control the content we post is critical.
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Yep
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I would say, as soon as someone else has the ability to access it it's not ours anymore
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Exactly. IP is as absurd as believing you own the words you speak at the coffee shop. IP is only normal because of the state.
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So you're saying we will own nothing and be happy? ;D
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LOL. Actually what I'm saying is you cannot own "content". IP is a social construct. Its all about control and you lose control if it isn't your server. The people that control the server have ultimate control. But even they can't stop others copying things. The most logical position is that no one owns the content.
IP is a construct enforced by violence. It has no grounding in natural law or even logic.
Thankfully SN does want to give stackers control but it is theirs to grant. Our power is the ability to leave.
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Completely agree. Here's a great movie that illustrates the concept beautifully. All art is derivative. Copyright is bullshit.
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Thanks, Against Intellectual Property is what changed my mind on the topic. Short and helpful book written by an IP attorney.
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I thought that was rice-a-roni. haha. I'll see myself out.
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