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RE: Does Steemit Have A Copyright Problem?

in #dtube7 years ago

He's not merely copy pasting and he's definitely not claiming to be or represent Zerohedge.

This is inaccurate.
The account uses the Zerohedge name.
zerohedge / zer0hedge - the use of the number slightly distinguishes the username from the website. Most users will not see a difference and will assume this is official.

Not merely copy and pasting?

Please elaborate?

What does this account add or do aside from the disclaimer?
You may think the non-affiliation is made clear but a lot of users simply vote on the title alone, they see @zer0hedge believe it's authentic and upvote without reading the article itself.

What of using the zerohedge logo?

After steemians challenged the account about this the user made a cosmetic adjustment changing the color but the fact remains that the logo and the name is still used.

I can respect your opinion about copyright without downvoting your perspective, although we disagree.

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You mostly answer your own questions and thus leave me little to add, but here are a few points.

What of using the zerohedge logo?

I'm ok with it, as it helps get attention to the posts themselves and he's clear both in profile and posts that he's not Zerohedge.

they see @zer0hedge believe it's authentic and upvote without reading the article itself.

Then maybe we have bigger fish to fry, such as fixing the incentives.

I can respect your opinion about copyright without downvoting your perspective, although we disagree.

That's entirely up to you. In cases that I downvote something it is sometimes specifically because I do not respect that particular opinion.