Seeing a Facebook photo without permission is like 'stealing a TV': Police

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34 points·derrida··8 comments

You probably should read this for some more background:

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/security-experts-g...

"I have no ethical qualms about publishing the photos," he said. "They are in the public domain."

I think the quote hits the nail on the head. If you don't want something to be seen by the masses, do not put it on the Internet.

This is a misconception. A copyrighted photo available in public does not become public domain suddenly.

An utterly useless analogy. Obviously that line of enquiry is going nowhere.

How about arresting a journalist in order to seize his iPad is like holding the owner hostage while his TV gets stolen?

To be fail, the headline was a horrible misquote. THe actual quote: "Someone breaks into your house and they steal a TV and they give that TV to you and you know that TV is stolen,"

While it is kind of silly to compare information to a physical object, the quote could be interpreted as referring to the importance of not accepting photos that you know were obtained illegally.

Which is perfectly reasonable.

It's like someone broke into someone's home and had a good look at a TV then went home and built another exactly like it and gave it to you.

Or like someone broke in to your home, took a photo of a painting, then copied that photo and gave it to a friend.

No, it's like picking up a $20 in the gutter.

maybe he still believes that photos can steal souls?

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