OK, so if I do business in a foreign country, and I don't like some of the laws there, I'll just break that law and share a meme to the policeman asking me to pull over. Also, have you heard of cherry picking?
Nothing to do with "your" free speech, just a broadcasting company's obligations when broadcasting on a territory. Also, free speech doesn't necessarily mean one is allowed to say anything everywhere all the time, while using a private platform that has to respect the local laws.
As the EC said of Breton's letter, it was worded without them being consulted and the timing also without them being consulted. Breton made an avoidable mistake sending this letter, and it was indeed very poorly worded. Although, whatever he mentions only applies to broadcasters in the EU, right? I don't think this is about controlling whatever Musk is doing in the US.
At least Breton's letter is polite, respectful, even if it is poorly worded, maybe wrong, and done without the EC's approval. One can be wrong without being a jackass, one can be right without being one too. Broadcasting in the EU comes with some obligations nevertheless, whether Musk likes it or not. He can always region-lock his shitty interviews, it should only make it easier for him to broadcast it without having to make up excuses like "DDoS attacks" for the laughable delays.
I agree. I've also watched this rather excellent and funny YouTube video on the matter from HBomberGuy and I think he agrees too: plagiarism is not theft, but it's indeed wrong when some people are exploiting the work of others without proper attribution and/or recognition, especially when it's blatant copy of a good percentage of the initial work, or simply disguised as original work. I think the importance of plagiarism also depends of who is plagiarised, and how. If I plagiarised Victor Hugo, I'll look like an idiot, if I plagiarised an obscure academic study, good for me if I don't get caught (nobody cares), but it’s bad if my work somehow cast a shadow on the plagiarised "victim": Hugo or the study wouldn't suffer, but if I plagiarised someone doing the same thing as me, then it can be bad.
Yep, I don't think Musk took the time to learn about this law, and doesn't seem to understand AFP either, complaining in a tweet that AFP profit from the traffic Twitter send them to generate ad money. AFP is a newswire service, and mostly sell their stories to their clients, not by selling ads. I don't even think they make any money like a "classic" online publication does. Also, I think the poop emoji automatically sent to press inquiries may not age so well if such lawsuits are getting more common; a poop emoji does look like a "“clear refusal” to engage in discussions" indeed.
Dangerous indeed.
Not to mention his numerous attempts to influence other countries’ political outcomes (UK and Germany come to mind)
OK, so if I do business in a foreign country, and I don't like some of the laws there, I'll just break that law and share a meme to the policeman asking me to pull over. Also, have you heard of cherry picking?
Nothing to do with "your" free speech, just a broadcasting company's obligations when broadcasting on a territory. Also, free speech doesn't necessarily mean one is allowed to say anything everywhere all the time, while using a private platform that has to respect the local laws.
Well
As the EC said of Breton's letter, it was worded without them being consulted and the timing also without them being consulted. Breton made an avoidable mistake sending this letter, and it was indeed very poorly worded. Although, whatever he mentions only applies to broadcasters in the EU, right? I don't think this is about controlling whatever Musk is doing in the US. At least Breton's letter is polite, respectful, even if it is poorly worded, maybe wrong, and done without the EC's approval. One can be wrong without being a jackass, one can be right without being one too. Broadcasting in the EU comes with some obligations nevertheless, whether Musk likes it or not. He can always region-lock his shitty interviews, it should only make it easier for him to broadcast it without having to make up excuses like "DDoS attacks" for the laughable delays.
A good video follow up
I agree. I've also watched this rather excellent and funny YouTube video on the matter from HBomberGuy and I think he agrees too: plagiarism is not theft, but it's indeed wrong when some people are exploiting the work of others without proper attribution and/or recognition, especially when it's blatant copy of a good percentage of the initial work, or simply disguised as original work. I think the importance of plagiarism also depends of who is plagiarised, and how. If I plagiarised Victor Hugo, I'll look like an idiot, if I plagiarised an obscure academic study, good for me if I don't get caught (nobody cares), but it’s bad if my work somehow cast a shadow on the plagiarised "victim": Hugo or the study wouldn't suffer, but if I plagiarised someone doing the same thing as me, then it can be bad.
Yep, I don't think Musk took the time to learn about this law, and doesn't seem to understand AFP either, complaining in a tweet that AFP profit from the traffic Twitter send them to generate ad money. AFP is a newswire service, and mostly sell their stories to their clients, not by selling ads. I don't even think they make any money like a "classic" online publication does. Also, I think the poop emoji automatically sent to press inquiries may not age so well if such lawsuits are getting more common; a poop emoji does look like a "“clear refusal” to engage in discussions" indeed.
Excellent
This has been an excellent read. Thank you.