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by guerrilla 636 days ago
> That's just how the internet works. Don't put something on the internet if you don't want it to be globally distributed and copied.

Or we could be ethical and encourage others to be ethical.

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I see you're one of the ones that wouldn't download a car.
I would share a car I had rights to, and download a car made free to me. Facebook would certainly sue me if it were their car, they should thus be held to that standard in my personal opinion.
We could make a distinction between individuals and companies doing it
Depends on the risk assesment but I'd say I'm a lot more like Robin Hood. Facebook is obviously Prince John.
Okay, but that doesn't change how the Internet works.

Encouraging people to be ethical isn't actually a real way to prevent people copying photos you put up online.

We can encourage profit-driven megacorps to be ethical? Sure, by abolishing them. Otherwise, you're just screaming into the void.
I think what I said is a prerequisite for that. There will be no structural changes without widespread cultural changes.