there are a few large message boards out there designed for surfers. they can come and chat, find hookups, and of course post pics. they hotlink, they download & post, they cut off the branded url and post, etc... if posted as an attachment, these stolen images are physically located on the message board server.
what bugs me is that these message boards are integrated into sites. i can think of a few large free sites that are large because of all the stolen content. its easy to build up 100k a day site if you have tons of people posting all kinds of stolen images.
then you just revamp your site, sell some ad spots, put up sponsor banners, etc, etc... maybe even a members area...
but the whole business model is still based on stolen content.
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