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It's weird in our context but there's followable logic there.

Being absurdly protective of the person who did the work is at least erring on the side of protection.

It's not impossible to imagine a world where the internet could have social media platforms with some attempt at media attribution functionality...

...instead we have the wild west where the vast majority of content is shared without acknowledgement, let alone attribution or permission. Even EXIF attribution data is stripped whether you like it or not. You have incredibly successful artists trying to protect their work with watermarks and JS-disabled right-clicks. Seems silly.