# Are you afraid to voice unpopular opinions?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-afraid-to-voice-unpopular-opinions/755513>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 24, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-afraid-to-voice-unpopular-opinions/755513 "2016-05-24T02:03:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-afraid-to-voice-unpopular-opinions/755513/71 "2016-05-25T13:02:58Z")

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> [@Guinastasia](#):
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> Correct me if I’m wrong, but if he did choose to “publish” his posts here, wouldn’t he have to get permission from the SD?

Actually he’d be in the clear. From the registration agreement:

> [@SDMB registration agreement as of 12/21/2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-registration-agreement-as-of-12-21-2014/620957/1):
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> All postings and other material on the SDMB are copyrighted by STM. Republication of material appearing on the SDMB without express written permission of STM is prohibited, except that users retain the right to republish their own work. By posting on this board you grant STM and its successors and assigns a nonexclusive irrevocable right to reuse your posting in any manner it or they see fit without notice or compensation to you.

He wouldn’t able to publish anyone else’s posts though, so considering that at least half his posts are replies to someone else it might be a bit hard to follow.

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