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If some stranger strikes up a conversation with you and later on you discover it's a reporter and that you've been quoted, is that legit?

Posted by Mop (221 lbs) (aka rburriel) Oct 7 '10, 09:43

I mean, are there legal concerns? Ethical concerns?

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I think they need to identify themselves to you and ask. -- nm - lileve Oct 7, 09:50
It's legal ... if your conversations are released under the BSD license. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 7, 09:47 2
- I'm going to need to see the source code for that statement -- nm - oblique Oct 7, 09:48 1
  - This isn't some GPL malarkey. BSD license only requires attribution. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 7, 09:51
legal, no. ethical, yes. - Reagen Oct 7, 09:45 17
- ? -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 09:49 16
  - add "concerns" in after each. -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 09:52 15
    - that's rather critical to your meaning, i think. :) -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 09:53 9
      - well, I assumed people were actually reading Mop's IM and connecting it to that. - Reagen Oct 7, 09:53 8
        
        When you assume I read Mop's IMs, you make an ass out of you and you. -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 09:58
        
        Sure, blame the victim. (nm) - musubi Oct 7, 09:57 4
        
        the stupid, stupid victim. -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 09:58 3
        
        hey! -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 09:58 2
        
        he hit spawn with the same paintbrush, so it's all good, right? :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 7, 10:01
        
        sorry, no more credit! -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 10:00
        
        know your audience! -- nm - Max Oct 7, 09:56
        
        I think this is probably the best plan. - Subversive Oct 7, 09:55
    - Clearly, Reagen is just the reporter, not the editor. - Beryllium Oct 7, 09:52 4
      - "Criminal eats, shoots, and leaves dead body with note." -- nm - cannibal? Oct 7, 09:55 2
        
        "Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim" -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 09:59
        
        Panda eats, shoots, and leaves -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 09:57
      - Hee. (nm) - musubi Oct 7, 09:53

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