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> almost every image posed on reddit is a form of piracy

You mean copyright infringement? You know there's an infinite amount of debate as to how much copyright protection costs society vs its actual benefits (most of the said benefits go to big cartels rather than individual creators anyway).

> almost every image

Really? You have any source to prove your extraordinary claim?

> very rarely does the original content creators actually benefit from having their works shared or altered on reddit,

Erm... ever heard of publicity?




>> very rarely does the original content creators actually benefit from having their works shared or altered on reddit, > > Erm... ever heard of publicity?

Publicity doesn’t pay the bills, and it only works if the original author is mentioned.




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