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142 points PaulHoule | 1 comments | 4/5/2025, 8:26:00 PM | HN request time: 0.205s | source

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philsnow ◴[4/5/2025, 10:35:00 PM] 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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bongodongobob ◴[4/5/2025, 10:50:00 PM] No.43597460[source]▶

>>43597373 #

Can you explain this to me? I don't know what any of this means.

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cheschire ◴[4/5/2025, 10:58:00 PM] No.43597497[source]▶

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Consider it related to the Streisand effect or reverse psychology concepts.

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1. philsnow ◴[4/6/2025, 12:07:00 AM] No.43597863[source]▶

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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)

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