Zonetrooper

@Zonetrooper@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are character templates based on fictional characters "probably" fair use?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Obligatory IANAL, etc.

  If the template is being used for non-commercial services and does not closely replicate any of the material the characters is based on, then it probably falls under Fair Use - similar to how many rulings have affirmed that fan fiction is broadly legally permitted. Conversely, if the chat service owner is charging for the use, then it would probably be forbidden under the grounds that the service host is financially benefiting from another’s copyright.

  Between that, is a murky zone.

  • Content creators and owners have at times made legal demands that pornographic or other obscene, shocking, or other fan content which could reflect poorly on the original owners be removed, on the basis it damages their value. If I remember correctly, rulings on this have gone both ways and the issue remains largely unsolved.
  • If the bot hoster makes small changes to the identity represented to the bot, it could likewise become iffy. It’d likely depend on the court ruling whether the identity was “substantially changed” enough.
  • A new course would be to argue that - given some of the issues regarding how bots have become abusive or encouraging of harmful behavior - a content owner could argue that any chatbot usage represents an intolerable danger to their brand value. I actually expect to see this litigated fairly soon.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If a leftist ran for president, would liberals support him?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, at least for me, the question is “Who?”

  In more ways than one. It’s quite evident to me now that a candidate needs to be charismatic, not just have some good ideas, to motivate voters to take their side. But “leftism” and “leftist” are still pretty vague labels. Just personally, some of the left-wing figures in the US today would earn my vote and some would not. More broadly, and I think there’d be a big difference between voters-at-large’s willingness to accept Bernie-esque proposals and some of the more out-there stuff I’ve seen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are the inside parts of toilets universal?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  While the kits may use standardized plumbing connector, they are not all guaranteed to use the same standard sizes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you like/dislike about lemmy?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Like:

  • It has that small-community feel still. I don’t see (perhaps because I stay out of a lot of the more tech-ey communities?) the kind of farming, low-effort, generally mediocre content I saw on Reddit.
  • Lack of the sense of a hyper-corporatized, “You’re only allowed to do things that make us money” sense that’s enshittified much of the internet lately. I’m not even sure if Lemmy can be monetized.

  Dislike:

  • Not yet large enough either. I don’t want millions of users, but I still miss a lot of the more niche hobby/discussion communities I used to be able to participate in. Even communities for fairly large hobbies or interests can be dead on Lemmy.
  • The awful political takes. Everything from typical dumbness up to advocating violence (but it’s okay because it’s my point). And it’s everywhere.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it generally safe to walk through a field of cows?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Small horses, like small dogs, are herd animals, are utterly convinced they are ten times their actual size, and will show this off at any opportunity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When did breasts become a thing that needed to be concealed in public and why?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Blame England” is basically the “Blame Canada!” of history discussions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tekken 8 players divided as devs add “Tekken Shop” with microtransactions⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Gaming “journalism” can’t afford outright say “company deliberately tries to hide enshittification of their game” aloud. Might lose that access to selective early copies for review!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Relative size comparison of social media platforms (December 2023)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a big thing killing my interaction with Lemmy as well. I want to like it, but I drop into a discussion thread and the top-engaged/boosted comments are spicy and almost designed to promote maximum anger. And I feel like, “Do I really, really want to spend significant time writing out a deeper comment to engage with this community…?”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Especially the politics on here. I’ve seen some wild takes going completely unquestioned.