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"please register so you can see the original image at 10% of its size with no link to the original site!" How is this legal?

• gruez 8y ago
  It's not, but since copyright infringement is a civil infraction, not a criminal one, it's up to the victim to sue.
  • DanBC 8y ago
    In some places copyright infringement done as as part of trade makes it a criminal offence. If these sites are offering paid registration, or are including advertising, they may be committing a criminal offence in some regions.
• Mr_P 8y ago
  This happened last year: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/02/internet-rages-after-google-removes-view-image-button-bowing-to-getty/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/02/internet-rages-after...
  • Jaruzel 8y ago
    On desktop browsers, right click on the preview and 'View Image...' tends to get you the original full sized image.
    • sparkling 8y ago
      Works sometimes, but not everystime.
      • SturgeonsLaw 8y ago
        There's a browser extension that brings back the old View Image button for anyone who misses that feature https://github.com/bijij/ViewImage https://github.com/bijij/ViewImage
      • Jaruzel 8y ago
        That's what 'tends to get' means.