[MPDev]

If I leave my garage door open, does that mean I should expect people to come in and take my things? Of course not. I have a reasonable expectation that people will respect my property even though I know that there are those out there who do not.

Just because people "can", doesn't mean that you should expect it or not be upset when someone does it. I might leave my front door unlocked, but that doesn't mean the first person I don't know who walks through isn't going to get beat or shot.

Sure, you can prevent hotlinking. You can watermark. You can do many things that in the end won't stop everyone from stealing your stuff and it doesn't mean that the people who do it are any less guilty because you didn't.

Kind of like saying that gal who got raped shouldn't have been out drinking - nothing justifies the actions of the rapist.