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by user812 2827 days ago
And that is why the argument is always based on morality: "You should not do it, because it is bad" - which proves your point.

When someone publishes something on the web it is free by definition, and by law.

Publishers can chose to not make the content available, but it seems up to now relying on ads and moral shaming is a more profitable way.