In the circumstance, I think the ObiWolf situation, I
sincerely believe the
retention is causing far greater harm to the creative community than the
courtesy removal would to the free culture community. And it looks terrible
for us.
It's worse than that.
This situation does not make us look bad, not really, not yet. It has
potential, but I doubt it will materialise. If it did, I am absolutely
confident that the images would be taken off in the swift and decisive
action that is appropriate in this case. The point is precisely that
in the absence of media attention, the community is as a whole
incapable of taking such appropriate action. We act in narrow
self-interest, not in the best interest of things and people in
general.
-- Rama