Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by skreutzer 2752 days ago
What about a tax for citations? Or a tax for reading! Why can't we pass some more copyright legislation?
2 comments

"link tax" is not actually a tax but something to be paid to the copyright owner. just like we already pay them for reading.

i wonder if citations are covered too. i didn't check. would be quite ironic. when is a citation a link, and when is it not?

We're sorry you've used up your allowable viewing time this month. You can remove the temporary blindness we've inflicted upon you by upgrading your sight account to platinum status. For an extra $30 a month you get an extra 30 hours of vision to use however you like.*

* Some exceptions apply. Content produced outside your home country may need additional fees to see. Some content may be unavailable for seeing in your country. We reserve the right to terminate your vision account at any time at our discretion if we feel you have violated the terms and conditions of having vision and you may be liable for damages upon breaking the terms and conditions set out for you upon receiving vision shortly after birth. By continuing to use your vision you implicitly agree to abide by those terms and conditions.