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Why are paywalled articles allowed on HN?
by Grandeculio 2y ago
Why are paywalled articles allowed on HN?
- wrs 2y ago(a) Why wouldn’t they be? (2) Someone usually posts an archive.ph workaround within minutes after posting.
- stronglikedan 2y agowhich has already been posted, and doesn't work, as is the custom
- lysace 2y agoBecause people eager to please will post mirrors/copies and YC's very pragmatic in-house legal team has (likely) decided that those people bear the legal responsibility of doing that, or at least that YC's exposure is limited under certain circumstances. That would likely mean that they will give out the poster's email/IP given just a credible threat of a lawsuit. So maybe don't post these if you live in a country where copyright is actively enforced. Newspapers/magazines generally don't go after copyright infringements on an article level, I think, but who knows what might happen in the current economic downturn. I think it's (likely) unethical of YC to routinely and obviously allow these links, for the reasons outlined above. Not because I care for the publishers, but because of the potential harm YC exposes its users to by normalizing this.
- lysace 2y agoSorry to everyone for relegating this post to page 2 by posting this comment.
- stonethrowaway 2y agoThis page is intentionally left blank.
- cpach 2y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41927518 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41927518