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Re:Show HN: Download any song without knowing its name by c22 on Thursday October 08, 2015 @09:38PM (#10357609)
Which one is acceptable? Someone breaking into your home to use your coffee maker or someone asking to borrow it for the weekend?
Re:Show HN: Download any song without knowing its name by vaishaksuresh on Friday October 09, 2015 @04:18PM (#10363009)
I did not say breaking in. That would be equivalent to hacking. If i'm home and I let my friend use my coffee-maker, that is analogous to youtube giving you a license to watch a video.
Re:Show HN: Download any song without knowing its name by c22 on Saturday October 10, 2015 @12:28PM (#10365984)
I apologize for the confusion. I read your original comment to be a comparison between letting someone use your coffee maker (lending) and someone stealing your coffee maker which I believe is how you intended it. My comment was intentionally obtuse and was intended to highlight problems with your metaphor. I do not believe that letting a friend use my coffee maker is analogous to youtube granting me a license to watch a video. For instance, I have no desire to recoup my electricity costs by displaying advertising to my friend while she is making her coffee.
Re:Show HN: Download any song without knowing its name by vaishaksuresh on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @01:55PM (#10420665)
Too bad you don't like monetizing. The metaphor is still valid.