More thinking on webmentions

Since I wrote about it, I kept thinking about the topic of webmentions, quoting, embedding, screenshotting, and the overall idea of connecting content on the web. The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced this is two issues wrapped into one, and I suspect there’s no way to perfectly resolve the tension that exists at the core. The first issue is a technological one or how do we make sure content that is related can get connected in a way that’s convenient and can scale across million of websites? The way I see it, that’s the issue webmentions attempted to solve, by building a system that allows websites to automatically send and receive links and make sure the web is maintained. The second issue is more ideological and related to who has the right to do what in the context of other people’s content. Some people believe that since content is publicly posted, then it’s fair to be copied and distributed. Others don’t agree with that position. The line then becomes even blurrier…

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