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[woundedkarma]

30. no and no

It's not content theft. What a joke. When you put a web page up, you are inviting people into your business. You display crap for them to see or articles for them to read. You are giving it away. Thinking of it in any other way is simply you not understanding what the web is or how it works. It's ignorance on your part. Not theft on someone else's part.

There are plenty of ways to change this. If you don't want people taking the stuff you set out by the curb, don't put it by the curb. Keep your trash behind a login or wall. Now if anyone touches your stuff you may have a case for theft.

People have been well aware of adblock for a few years now. There is a drop in advertising but the websites have not gone away.

This issue will force changes to the web to accommodate the consumer.

Certain websites, like DU for example, exist through donations. They certainly could not claim content theft. All the content on DU is taken from other websites or created by the users. I want DU to continue. So, hopefully starting next year when I can afford it I'll be supporting them with donations. I'd rather do that then see crappy ads for stuff I don't care about every time I go to the website.

Another thing to think about... even when I had ads splattered all over my screen, I never clicked on them.