May User Interfaces Show part of the Original Content? Problem: Misinterpretations & Copyright Infringement

in #steemit8 years ago (edited)

The Claim

The content created and published by an author and subsequently stored on the Steem blockchain is in principle owned by the author, ie the copyright of a post or a comment is owned by the author.

The Problem

Anybody is allowed to build user interfaces on top of the Steem blockchain. Since no rules are defined what content and how the content is presented to the user, this may lead to misinterpretations and copyright infringement.

The nature of the service defines the user interface, and some services and associated user interfaces emerged on the Steem blockchain showing only part of the content created by the author, in different formats than defined by the author.

Example: Steemit UI

The Steemit User interface is the interface used by most Steemians to create, publish and read posts and comments. It allows posts and comments with text, media and links formatted in a layout defined by the author. The Steemit User Interface also displays the posts as created by the author - including all text, media and links - in the format as defined by the author.

Note: The (example) post in image below is created by @huzaifabukhari.


image: Post on Steemit User Interface


Example: SteepShot UI

SteepShot is an Instagram like service using the Steem blockchain. Due to the nature of the service, Steepshot only shows an image of a post and the comments to the post. When a post contains multiple images, SteepShot only shows one image, the first in the post. In addition, SteepShot does not show the text of the post.

Note: The (example) post in image below is created by @huzaifabukhari.



image: Post on SteepShot User Interface


The Questions

I like to get your opinion on the following:

  • Do you think ripping the original content apart is copyright infringement?
  • Do you think by only showing part of the post/commment content and/or mixing parts of the post/comment content from various authors, may lead to misinterpretation of the of what the author(s) intended to bring across?
  • When yes, do you think this is (or can be) a problem?

Looking forward to your opinions and ideas.


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