The Zuckerberg Files - All public utterances of Mark Zuckerberg

Re:The Zuckerberg Files - All public utterances of Mark Zuck... by mcantelon on Monday October 28, 2013 @02:58PM (#6629037)

"The Zuckerberg Files is an open-access public archive" ... "Scholars wishing to gain access to the full archive should email [email protected] with their name, affiliation, and a brief description of the research project or purpose for which the materials will be put."

Open-ish.

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Re:The Zuckerberg Files - All public utterances of Mark Zuck... by GuiA on Monday October 28, 2013 @03:16PM (#6629140)

> Open-ish.

Aka closed :)

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Re:The Zuckerberg Files - All public utterances of Mark Zuck... by saraid216 on Monday October 28, 2013 @03:27PM (#6629199)

It's like a box on a shelf you can't reach. It's not locked. It's not even closed. If you squint, you can guess what's inside.

But it's in a box. And it's up there. And you have to wait for someone to bring a ladder.

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Re:The Zuckerberg Files - All public utterances of Mark Zuck... by bellbind on Monday October 28, 2013 @04:48PM (#6629672)

I had the same reaction: to me they were contradicting themselves in no more than two sentences. Then I read on and followed links: http://zuckerbergfiles.org/?page_id=41

So this is indeed a copyright issue. Like all copyright issues, bittorrent is the answer.

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Re:The Zuckerberg Files - All public utterances of Mark Zuck... by rosser on Monday October 28, 2013 @04:57PM (#6629732)

Flagrant disregard for copyrights is most definitely not the answer to copyright issues, and I say that as an inveterate torrenter.

The real answer is changing the laws; torrents are a work-around for the currently broken system, at best.

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Re:The Zuckerberg Files - All public utterances of Mark Zuck... by FiloSottile on Monday October 28, 2013 @04:33PM (#6629585)

I'm not really sure I understand their argument for restricting access. I'm not into the academic environment (and this might be one of the reasons) but this at first looked something targeted at a wider audience than "scholars".

Also, their quote mentions copyrighted work. A) is this material copyrighted? B) would be legal to open access - with passwords - to a "organized database of copyrighted material"?

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Re:The Zuckerberg Files - All public utterances of Mark Zuck... by polarix on Monday October 28, 2013 @07:00PM (#6630430)

Everything is copyrighted. Welcome to the blight.

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Re:The Zuckerberg Files - All public utterances of Mark Zuck... by tszming on Monday October 28, 2013 @10:20PM (#6631476)

At least, they are not asking for a yearly membership fee.

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