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Re:Average stock ownership: 22 seconds by dangrossman on Sunday January 09, 2011 @02:59AM (#2085118)
I understand when people copy the content of some blog post the author submitted to HN while a server is too overloaded to read it at the source.

I don't understand you copying the full text of an MSN news article because you don't like the advertising. Please respect copyright a little bit. If you don't respect copyright, at least respect Paul and don't create reasons for lawyers to send him DMCA infringement notices.

Re:Average stock ownership: 22 seconds by jacquesm on Sunday January 09, 2011 @03:11AM (#2085135)
So it's ok to copy blog posts because a server is overloaded but not ok to copy a 5 line article from MSN half of those five lines were copied by MSN from wired, two more were from an interview elsewhere (http://www.therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&#... warning, also auto plays some ad, sorry) and whose sole original contribution seems to be to deliver some auto-play ad?

That's inconsistent.

The wired article is here: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/12/ff_ai_flashtrading/

I really wonder which one of the two remaining lines you think the DMCA infringement notices will be about.