I mostly agree. It should be this way, in legal terms, as far as I'm concerned. But I still question the ethic of these media companies that skim the internet,

I mostly agree. It should be this way, in legal terms, as far as I'm concerned. But I still question the ethic of these media companies that skim the internet, looking for 'free' content that they then go on and sell (either directly as a print media/with a paywall or indirectly though ads) to others. Is it free for anyone to use it as a desktop background? Certainly so, in my world. But I am disgusted that this again highlights how user generated content is ripped off and sold. There's no law against it, but I still consider it shady.