Comment by odd84 on 06/08/2013 at 20:56 UTC

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That comment has never been written before; nobody has a copyright claim to it except kn0thing. Why do you think someone would sue him for recounting an experience in his life, who would be doing that, and how does that relate to copyright protection?

Are you perhaps imagining that the idea of organizing links is somehow protected by copyright (it's not; copyright does not protect ideas) and that by admitting reddit was in some way inspired by del.icio.us and Slashdot, one of them would sue kn0thing almost a decade later? If that's what was going through your mind, rest assured it only indicates a complete lack of awareness of intellectual property law. Your favorite site's originator is under no threat.

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There's nothing here!