Stop confusing publicly available with public domain.
These are not the same, at all.
If you are confused about it, read this: https://www.plagiarism.org/blog/understanding-the-public-domain-and-citation
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@Em0nM4stodon The only thing I like about copyright is that it sometimes helps creatives put food on the table. But it also causes an immense amount of harm. Shouldn't we seek to move as much as we can which is of interest to the public into the public domain, so long as creatives can make a good living?
There are so many valid creative and collaborative acts which are made illegal by copyright law.
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@Em0nM4stodon The main point of copyright is that you can share something publicly while still maintaining control of it.
@reflex Exactly. All the data-scrapers around need a reminder of that.
I don't think the people who make the data scrapers *care* if it's public domain or not. That's the problem.
@Em0nM4stodon It also annoys me when people believe it's a right of monetization. That is just one and arguably the least important part. It's a right of control. Paying someone after taking it without permission is a violation, they may not want money.
also I know you know this, not trying to tell you, I just think people view copyright in ways that are centered around capitalism when it's agnostic.
@reflex Yes, I completely agree 
In many ways, it's about legally enforcing consent for usage and association. I wouldn't want my profile picture to be stolen and used for advertising for example. And if it were, I could use its copyright to enforce my consent on this and deny this type of usage of it.
