6 comments

  • iamnothere 2 hours ago
    It’s still not good that these bills are setting the expectation that speech can be compelled. “You must add this sentence to the foreword of all books you write, unless you use the CC0 license” would still be an unconstitutional infringement of free speech even though it exempts authors who use a free license.

    Given the current broad assault on civil liberties, though, I’ll take any small victories we can get.

  • ranger_danger 8 minutes ago
    "Does not apply to operating systems under terms that permit a recipient to ... modify the software without restriction"

    That sounds like it doesn't even apply to most open-source licenses, since they usually do have some restrictions, like not being able to change the license without permission of all authors, or removing authors' credits, plus you have to display the license to the user etc., IANAL but perhaps those could all be interpreted as "restrictions" that make it not eligible for exemption.

  • userbinator 42 minutes ago
    Open, closed, doesn't matter. Just say no.
  • kelseyfrog 30 minutes ago
    Propose a workable alternative for parents and then we'll talk.
    • jemmyw 16 minutes ago
      Engage with your kids. Don't give them personal devices until they're a bit older. Monitor their usage properly with your own senses, not with "parental controls". Talk to them about what they do.

      If they're minded to bypass all that then they're going to bypass any technical block you put on anyway.

      • kelseyfrog 13 minutes ago
        That's the option we have now and it's not working. Please suggest and alternative that works.
        • geoffmanning 0 minutes ago
          Maybe suck less at being a parent? Just throwing it out there. You actually need to do the work.
  • throwaway85825 1 hour ago
    Meta is behind this.