just curious, see mainstream blogs and picture sites etc all the time where the webmaster is using photos from all over the place, it would seem to me that dmca loopholes shouldn't protect them at all as they are the ones posting the pictures for which they didn't obtain rights... wouldn't it be a slam-dunk legal case if they get noticed?
seems kind of pointless to build a site that will eventually get serps and get noticed if you are going to get fucked if it gets popular enough to attract attention
am I right in the thought that a cease and desist doesn't even have to come first, and a liability lawsuit or a demand for $$$$ can be the first notice that an offending webmaster might receive?