‘Liberty’? Not sure what you think liberty is.
Here’s logic for you to follow.
Having him post stolen content DOES increase interaction on Steemit. You are correct.
But it also exposes the entire Steemit Domain to be taken down. All it would take is ZeroHedge.com to realize their content has banked some internet loser almost $140,000 in the last year alone.
This is how much THEY could have made by doing the same. And they are the content owners.
Think they’d mind? Quite the risk to the rest of us just because YOU don’t care.
It’s simple enough for them to file a DMCA Takedown notice.
The DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) is a United States copyright law focused on digital mediums that helps content owners get their stolen content removed in a fast and efficient manner.
The second party injured here is the rest of the rewards pool. He’s soaked $140,000 out of the rest of us. If you read the white paper, that’s $140,000 that would have been awarded out to everyone else.
That's the thing though... Steem still can't be taken down. We shouldn't be dependant on Steemit.
(Let's not get bogged down in a semantic debate between libertarians I suppose)
agreed, no bog down.
The content is well-distributed, the domain "Steemit.com" could be taken down though. If the domain comes down, the content would have to continually be mirrored around to other domains. Then those would get taken down.
It would definitely lower the platform's legitimacy.
Not sure if you remember but piratebay.org used to do a lot.
I think that's the route we eventually have to go anyways... And yes, the internet has to be rebuilt as well...
I might just have a higher appetite for risk I suppose.