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1. paweladamczuk · 1790451130 · focus · HN ↗

   This is really lovely. I think it's pretty obvious that it bases on sources like Internet Archive and the Library of Congress, but it does add value.

   I just wonder if it can survive - is there a business model here? If not, it's just a tech demo and then it doesn't have value as the hosted version, it would have it if the whole processing/indexing pipeline was open sourced so that anyone can host it themselves and pay for their own infrastructure.

   1. moritzwarhier · 1790454488 · focus · HN ↗

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      1. streetfighter64 · 1790464279 · focus · HN ↗

         > "Value" comes from - natural resources - extortion, if there is no sufficient legal boundary - marginal improvements in improving extortion and extraction efficiency

         That is false on its face. You tacitly admit it by implying that the public domain clips have value. Where'd that value come from? Natural resources or extortion? Or neither?

         Providing a service is not extracting rent. First of all, hosting these clips is in no way taking ownership of them. To extract rent on something you must first own it, that is, deny others usage of it. How's that possible when it comes to public domain?

         Secondly, taking a fee in order to pay for the upkeep of something, including the labor you yourself provide, is not extracting rent. That term only applies to when you take a fee that's not coupled to any labor, but only to ownership.

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