# Fuck Chicago Reader for having the right to steal any idea we post here **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 8, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752 "2005-12-08T21:11:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andrewdt85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71e660/32.png) [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/1 "2005-12-08T21:11:46Z")
Here’s an idea for you to steal with your “nonexclusive irrevocable right to re-use your posting in any manner it or they see fit without notice or compensation”- take a pencil and shove it as far up your fucking asses as you can, you idea-thieving fuckheads. Because of your shitty stealing rights, I can’t share ideas I have for inventions, story plots, games, etc. etc., with users here, because someone at your magazine might rip it off. Fuck you guys for your shitty laws. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/2 "2005-12-08T21:18:18Z")
> [@andrewdt85](#): > > Here’s an idea for you to steal with your “nonexclusive irrevocable right to re-use your posting in any manner it or they see fit without notice or compensation”- take a pencil and shove it as far up your fucking asses as you can, you idea-thieving fuckheads. > > Because of your shitty stealing rights, I can’t share ideas I have for inventions, story plots, games, etc. etc., with users here, because someone at your magazine might rip it off. Fuck you guys for your shitty laws. Not only that, but anyone, member or not, might read it and take it as their own. Really, if something is that important to you, you probably shouldn’t be posting it on a public message board regardless of their stated policy. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/3 "2005-12-08T21:19:20Z")
?? that wasn’t in the user agreement that you agreed to when you signed up? ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/4 "2005-12-08T21:19:35Z")
This is a joke pitting, right? Because you REALLY aren’t nervous about the Reader stealing your idea when you are making it possible for every single random person who accesses the internet to steal it. Right? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/5 "2005-12-08T21:20:54Z")
I am so stealing this OP. I think I’ll have it embroidered on a sampler. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/6 "2005-12-08T21:22:00Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > This is a joke pitting, right? No, he really is that stupid. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/7 "2005-12-08T21:24:27Z")
In a perfect world, you’d be paying us for infecting the board with some pretty stupid notions. Hell boy, the Chicago Reader is letting you off easy. ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/8 "2005-12-08T21:25:32Z")
Technically the Reader can’t steal everything we post. If we post copyrighted material here (which is, I think, against the rules in the first place), for example an excerpt from a Harry Potter book or something, the Reader can’t use that for its own purposes without being sued to the stone ages by the original publisher. Also, the reader just has the rights to the post itself. If you actually have an original work that’s copyrighted and you post about it here, the Reader has a right to use those postings however they see fit. But they can’t actually violate your copyright in the process. And it also basically says as much in the user agreement. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/9 "2005-12-08T21:25:34Z")
The User Agreement has had this, as well as the disclaimer at the bottom of every page, for years. Web space is pretty damn cheap, or free in most cases. If you want to share something and don’t want the Reader to “own” it, then post it on your own server and link to it. Why is that such a problem? Or if you don’t want anyone to “steal” it, then don’t post it. ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/10 "2005-12-08T21:26:42Z")
> [@andrewdt85](#): > > Because of your shitty stealing rights, I can’t share ideas I have for inventions, story plots, games, etc. etc., with users here, because someone at your magazine might rip it off. Fuck you guys for your shitty laws. I know! Those g-d Chicago Reader people, they are the ONLY ONES on that there Information Superhighway who would steal any idea or text posted on a public message board and claim it as their own. NOBODY else ever ever does this. Nobody ever even thought of it! Damn those Chicago Reader people! Damn them all to hell! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/11 "2005-12-08T21:28:42Z")
I find these two statements interesting: > [@](#): > > You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you … > … > All postings and other material on the SDMB are copyrighted by the Reader. Well, geez, guys, pick one. If I say that this post is © 2005 by My Real Name, does that overwrite your claim to it? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/12 "2005-12-08T21:30:01Z")
**andrewdt85** : not one of your ideas is worth stealing. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/13 "2005-12-08T21:31:16Z")
:smack: :smack: :smack: I _knew_ I shouldn’t have posted my proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem… ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/14 "2005-12-08T21:33:29Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > I find these two statements interesting: > > Well, geez, guys, pick one. If I say that this post is (c) 2005 by My Real Name, does that overwrite your claim to it? Only if you have an actual copyright on it. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/15 "2005-12-08T21:36:53Z")
This is an activation of the **andrewdt85** early warning system. All SDMB denizens should watch out. Be prepared for 30-odd (and we do mean odd) threads in the next 12 hours. If you are in a home with a basement, go to the basement. If you are outdoors, stay low, stay away from trees, and do not hold metal objects. If you are near a lake, consider getting underwater and breathing through a reed. Beware of glazing eyes and exploding brains. If your computer starts to make a funny humming noise, vacate the area immediately. The early warning system expects the flurry to pass by tomorrow, with lingering Pit threads through Monday. We repeat, This is an activation of the **andrewdt85** early warning system. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/16 "2005-12-08T21:37:07Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > In a perfect world, you’d be paying us for infecting the board with some pretty stupid notions. Hell boy, the Chicago Reader is letting you off easy. The OP is [Hellboy?](http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/hellboy/) ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/17 "2005-12-08T21:39:06Z")
Excellent point, **andrew**. You should stop posting as soon as possible. You know, to save your great ideas from being stolen and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/18 "2005-12-08T21:42:28Z")
> [@andrewdt85](#): > > Here’s an idea for you to steal with your “nonexclusive irrevocable right to re-use your posting in any manner it or they see fit without notice or compensation”- take a pencil and shove it as far up your fucking asses as you can, you idea-thieving fuckheads. > > Because of your shitty stealing rights, I can’t share ideas I have for inventions, story plots, games, etc. etc., with users here, because someone at your magazine might rip it off. Fuck you guys for your shitty laws. Man… you must have absolutely rockin’ “inventions, games, and story plots” stored away to justify this level of concern! Oh please give us just a taste of the succulent fruits in your forbidden cornucopia of creativity. I just know they’re not derivative or lame because a totally cool guy like you would only have primo ideas natch. I’m sweating just thinking of all the cool stuff you’ve got locked away in that brain of yours. Just… a little taste…please? I promise I won’t steal it and make a zillion dollars and spend it all on hookers, Red Bull and ecstasy. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/19 "2005-12-08T21:42:39Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > **andrewdt85** : not one of your ideas is worth stealing. Don’t be so harsh. I have a one-act in the works based on “[Fuck Cars . . .](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=348027)”. It’s called, “The Boy Who Had An Uncontrollable Compulsion To Constantly Remind Everyone How Stupid He Was.” ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752/20 "2005-12-08T21:42:50Z")
Andrew, believe me when I tell you that you have absolutely no reason whatsoever to fear the theft of any of your ideas, thoughts, or musings posted on this message board. In fact, I’d go so far as to say the only invention for which you can claim credit would be the **intellectual-theft-proof idea.** Hurry up and patent it, son. No, go now. Don’ty worry, the Board will be fine without you. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-chicago-reader-for-having-the-right-to-steal-any-idea-we-post-here/334752.md?page=2)