Writing something on a forum accessible to the public doesn't give away your copyright.
First, "I want to speak next!" isn't copyrightable. Copyright is there to protect things of value. "I want to speak next!" isn't anything of value. You realize this yourself, so I wonder why you asked the question in the first place.
However, you make the mistake of assuming "where" you publish your work is any indication of value. Indeed, the really good comments are usually well written, and do add value. You'd also be hard pressed to demonstrate that comments are merely transcribed discussion. Comments are just the label we've assigned to the posts we make here.
So each comment must be weighed on it's own merits. A comment can be valued, can be "creative". Indeed, one could argue that the desire to include quality comments in a publication could be indicative of it's quality.
Now, I see your point. Essentially, commenting is the 21st century version of a discussion. Reporters are allowed to report what people said. What people said can be reported. A discussion or commenting forum should be considered in the same way. I don't think copyright works like that.
Is there anything out there where this has been tested?
First, "I want to speak next!" isn't copyrightable. Copyright is there to protect things of value. "I want to speak next!" isn't anything of value. You realize this yourself, so I wonder why you asked the question in the first place.
However, you make the mistake of assuming "where" you publish your work is any indication of value. Indeed, the really good comments are usually well written, and do add value. You'd also be hard pressed to demonstrate that comments are merely transcribed discussion. Comments are just the label we've assigned to the posts we make here.
So each comment must be weighed on it's own merits. A comment can be valued, can be "creative". Indeed, one could argue that the desire to include quality comments in a publication could be indicative of it's quality.
Now, I see your point. Essentially, commenting is the 21st century version of a discussion. Reporters are allowed to report what people said. What people said can be reported. A discussion or commenting forum should be considered in the same way. I don't think copyright works like that.
Is there anything out there where this has been tested?
Good post, btw. Got me thinking. =)