Most instances don’t have a specific copyright in their ToS, which is basically how copyright is handled on corporate social media (Meta/X/Reddit owns license rights to whatever you post on their platform when you click “Agree”). I’ve noticed some people including Copyright notices in posts (mostly to prevent AI use). Is this necessary, or is the creator the automatic copyright owner? Does adding the copyright/license information do anything?

Please note if you have legal credentials in your reply. (I’m in the USA, but I’d be interested to hear about other jurisdictions if there are differences)

  • otp@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    I don’t think it really does or can do anything.

    I think it makes people feel good, like they’re fighting against AI or something.

    In my opinion, it just clutters up comments.

  • Platypus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    7 months ago

    does adding the copyright/license information do anything?

    Not a lawyer, but I’d be sore amazed if “your honor, he copy/pasted my Lemmy comment” flies in court, regardless of your copyright status. The same goes for those AI use notices–they’re a nice feel-good statement, but the scrapers won’t care, and good luck (a) proving they scraped your comment, (b) proving they made money on it, and © getting a single red dime for your troubles.

    • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      You’re better off just pasting this guy into every comment to poison the well.

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      • Sneezycat@sopuli.xyz
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        7 months ago

        We’ll all do it and then the AI will learn and do it too, but it’ll be too late for us to stop, having become a custom ingrained in the population.

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          7 months ago

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  • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de
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    7 months ago

    In the vast majority of countries, everything written down is automatically copyrighted by default and if you want to release it into the public domain or under a free license you have to make it explicit.

    • neidu2@feddit.nl
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      7 months ago

      I’m writing this response mainly for the purpose of bringing it to the public domain. Feel free to screenshot, copy, and distribute however you see fit.