On: Reflecting on the Right to be Forgotten

[lisper]

If I want to control the distribution of my own speech I can do that now by asserting copyright.

[edblarney → lisper]

"If I want to control the distribution of my own speech I can do that now by asserting copyright."

No, you can't.

If you say something in public, and someone records with an iPhone and puts in on YouTube - you have no legal recourse on that matter.

[codethief → edblarney]

Interestingly, in some (all?) European countries uploading the recording of your speech (or just you as a person) on YouTube would be a violation of your privacy rights, unless you're a person of public interest and gave that speech in public, i.e. in front of a crowd or something similar.

[pessimizer → lisper]

The enforcement of copyright is a form of censorship.

[lisper → pessimizer]

No, censorship is the suppression of information based on content, not ownership.

[biocomputation → pessimizer]

Many people believe that censorship applies only to speech limited by a state actor. Ex: the first amendment of the US Constitution means that the US government cannot repress your speech. It does not prevent others from doing so.

Many other agents engage in repression of speech: we repress ourselves, so do parents, friends, communities, lawyers, contracts. We don't automatically regard repression of speech/expression as a bad thing, and in many cases we are glad for it.