thethuthinnang (in beige) on Nostr: Earlier this week I saw a conversation where one person was complaining that another ...

Earlier this week I saw a conversation where one person was complaining that another person had called them out for posting a statement that someone else posted before them without giving proper attribution to the original poster (the OP). This person responded vehemently that once you put something on the internet, it becomes public domain and no one has copyrights. That is a spurious argument and avoids the issue entirely. While it's true that someone might have the same idea as another person, it's also true that there is no reason to take someone else's idea and state it so that you give the impression that the idea is yours alone. If I write a poem and share it, you do not have the right to take that poem and post it without attribution. But more importantly, you have no self respect if you do that and you think you're not good enough to be able to write your own damn poem, you complete jack ass.