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1. mtmail+(OP)[view] [source] 2020-11-28 21:07:32
Similar a company with 250 billion USD revenue (2019) https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/
replies(2): >>s1k3s+s >>ciaran+Lk
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2. s1k3s+s[view] [source] 2020-11-28 21:10:58
>>mtmail+(OP)
"Reproduction or distribution of any materials obtained on this website or linking to this website without written permission is prohibited." https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/disclaimer.html

What? :)

replies(2): >>mark-r+s1 >>vulcan+o7
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3. mark-r+s1[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-28 21:19:39
>>s1k3s+s
Haven't the courts ruled you don't need permission to have a link?
replies(1): >>s1k3s+A1
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4. s1k3s+A1[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-28 21:20:44
>>mark-r+s1
Didn't even know this was a thing.
replies(1): >>Spivak+84
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5. Spivak+84[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-28 21:43:14
>>s1k3s+A1
Just make sure that all your links are copyrighted works (authored by you of course) and then DMCA anywhere the link appears.
replies(1): >>dane-p+T7
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6. vulcan+o7[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-28 22:16:14
>>s1k3s+s
From one of my previous comments in another thread (this past week, probably):

> IANAL

> What I think they mean by this is that you shouldn't link to resources on their website to make it seem like they endorse your (product, website, whatever).

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25153873

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7. dane-p+T7[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-28 22:21:38
>>Spivak+84
That's so crazy it might just work. I checked an article about copyright protection for short phrases[0] and learnt that a court ruled that the text “I may not be totally perfect, but parts of me are excellent” is protected by copyright. It would thus be possible for the author of that phrase to register:

i-may-not-be-totally-perfect-but-parts-of-me-are-excellent.com

and sue anyone who links to them. Hopefully the author will be so grateful for this insight that they won't sue me for reproducing their copyrighted work in this comment.

[0] https://fairuse.stanford.edu/2003/09/09/copyright_protection...

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8. ciaran+Lk[view] [source] 2020-11-29 00:28:01
>>mtmail+(OP)
There's an ad for Geico insurance at the bottom, lol. What's the deal with that?
replies(2): >>jrockw+mp >>astura+gt
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9. jrockw+mp[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-29 01:21:39
>>ciaran+Lk
Berkshire Hathaway owns Geico.
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10. astura+gt[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-29 02:06:14
>>ciaran+Lk
Geico is a BH company.

https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/subs/sublinks.html

replies(1): >>ciaran+Uy
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11. ciaran+Uy[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-29 03:27:38
>>astura+gt
Right, still a little odd to have...

> FOR A FREE CAR INSURANCE RATE QUOTE THAT COULD SAVE YOU SUBSTANTIAL MONEY WWW.GEICO.COM OR CALL 1-888-395-6349, 24 HOURS A DAY

...on the homepage of a quarter-trillion dollar company, with no other ads.

replies(1): >>edgyqu+AH
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12. edgyqu+AH[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-29 06:04:29
>>ciaran+Uy
The website is really old in the early days of the web this was normal as you didn’t have the ability to check for these things via google.
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