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cambaby, a single image, by itself, can be construed as "fair use"... it is also clear that the intention of this chat board isn't to share huge amounts of content. They are presented as part and parcel of discussions. That being said, in very technical terms, they too are stealing from someone else.
Fusker works by listing every single image from your site on a SINGLE webpage. It drives your server into the ground (imagine a gallery page with 30 pics @ 100k each... each visitor to the page on their site loads those 30 images at the same time (not the thumbs, the full size pics). Get 100 requests a minute (and fusker can generate that sort of traffic) and you are looking at 3000 * 100k bandwidth per minute - enough to bring many servers to their knees.
Those images are presented out of context, no gallery wrapper, no way for the site owner to make money. All the site owner does is pay for a server and bandwidth so this roach can make money.
Single images linked in the course of a chat board is a very grey area - and I have seen chat boards that allow users to post 100+ image links in a single post. It all comes down intent, when you think about it.
Alex
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