jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoElon Musk’s X can’t invent its own copyright law, judge saysarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1350arrow-down116cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.orgenoughmuskspam@lemmy.world
arrow-up1334arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk’s X can’t invent its own copyright law, judge saysarstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.orgenoughmuskspam@lemmy.world
minus-squareCheradenine@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up71·8 months agoThe crux of it is ‘If X owned the data, it could perhaps argue it has exclusive rights to control the data, but then it wouldn’t have safe harbor.’ if you own it you don’t get section 230 protection. This judge is also the one who stomped Oracle, in Oracle vs Google
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·8 months agoInteresting, didn’t know that about the judge! Or maybe I just skimmed that part of the article lol
The crux of it is
‘If X owned the data, it could perhaps argue it has exclusive rights to control the data, but then it wouldn’t have safe harbor.’ if you own it you don’t get section 230 protection.
This judge is also the one who stomped Oracle, in Oracle vs Google
Interesting, didn’t know that about the judge! Or maybe I just skimmed that part of the article lol