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We are still using 88x31 buttons

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142 points PaulHoule | 4 comments | 05 Apr 25 20:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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philsnow ◴[05 Apr 25 22:35 UTC] No.43597373[source]▶
> "No Alteration Allowed - The Netscape Now button must not be altered in ANY way. Do not shrink it; take it apart; change its proportions, color, or font; or otherwise alter it from the Netscape-supplied version." did little to discourage people and probably outright encouraged them just for spite - y'know because the Internet.

Colbert had Lawrence Lessig on his show and (obv in-character) said something along the lines of

> I would be very angry, and possibly litigious, if anyone out there takes this interview right here and remixed it with some great dance beat.

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1. bongodongobob ◴[05 Apr 25 22:50 UTC] No.43597460[source]▶
Can you explain this to me? I don't know what any of this means.
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2. cheschire ◴[05 Apr 25 22:58 UTC] No.43597497[source]▶
Consider it related to the Streisand effect or reverse psychology concepts.
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3. philsnow ◴[06 Apr 25 00:07 UTC] No.43597863[source]▶
Except that only his character was Streisand-ing it; Colbert-the-person thought it would be hilarious to slyly encourage people to remix a spoken interview with a "great dance beat" (and, at the time, it kind of was)
4. rusk ◴[06 Apr 25 08:54 UTC] No.43599970[source]▶
I think he is equating stern copyright notices to somebody making a strong statement about what annoys them. As if to say “so what”, and the boom in “unapproved” 88x31 pics demonstrates this