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RE: Is Steemit.com protected as intellectual property?
Condenser (the software running Steemit.com) is indeed open source.
https://github.com/steemit/condenser
https://github.com/steemit/condenser/blob/master/doc/LICENSE.md
Basically they can use the code in the above repository, but not the logo or name Steemit.
So "the look and feel" are not protected in any way?
"The look and feel of steemit.com and the Service is protected by copyright © Steemit, Inc. All rights reserved. You may not duplicate, copy, or reuse any portion of the HTML/CSS, Javascript, or visual design elements or concepts without express written permission."
https://steemit.com/tos.html
Copyright law doesn’t protect “look and feel”. It protects text, images, sound and video.
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So, is the wording wrong on the steemit.com website then? See the link above.
I think it is common to claim more than copyright law actually protects. Patent law can protect "look & feel" but copyright is pretty limited in this respect.
Did an expert copyright lawyer actually look at this clause or did they just copy it from somewhere else?
Of that I have no idea. Just been going off of what I can find doing a few google searches and steemit searches.
Presumably they're not allowed to imitate the look and feel outside of the code which is in that repository. If there's code on Steemit.com which isn't in the condenser repository and they copied it, then they could be violating copyright.
There's two ways they could have gone.
If steemit.com and STINC will begone, will STEEM be gone with them?
I ask because in order to register to busy.org one should authorize it throgh steemconnect, and have a steemit.com account prior.
You're already registered with Busy.org, it's the same Blockchain and same account system. SteemConnect is just a way to grant the application the authority to post with your account (an alternative to using your private keys directly on the site every time).
I remember that there was a time when only steemit was down, and only people whom had already registered to busy when steemit was up could use busy, because steemconnect was down too.
Those whom wanted to register to busy could not do it.
That was because SteemConnect was down. They were using the same RPC node IIRC, when we should have apps using different API endpoints ideally.
SteemConnect is used to make a transaction which grants an application the authority to make posts on your behalf. If it's down, Busy won't work until it's back or it finds another way to let you post (either use another app to create the account-update transaction which modifies your account authority settings or start letting you use your private keys on the site).
If you have granted the authority before, there's no need to wait on SteemConnect.
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Interesting. Thanks for the explanation.
Well that is easy enough to find out. lol. https://github.com/smokenetwork/webapp
The problem with your "licensing" claim saying not okay. Is with enforcement. How can steemit enforce this, if an app is released on IPFS? they can't. seed nodes = you cant take it down. Once enough people request or demand an app it will be seeded no matter what. Pirate bay's example rings true. Kazaa, Or usenet, whatever else you want to point to. they all violate IP and exist.
That would be a matter for the courts. The courts can absolutely shut down websites in certain jurisdictions. Again it seems like we are arguing two different things. Steem is open sourced but steemit.com is a website built on top of steem.