>The web was literally built do be usable this way.
Sure, the technology was built to be used in certain ways, which might not be ethical or legal, depending on a particular instance of usage.
Because one can do something, obviously doesn't mean one should. I can't chop your furniture just because I have an axe that was literally built for chopping.
>your browser is allowed to display the content it downloaded in any way it wants to you.
Indeed, but that doesn't mean someone is allowed to send arbitrary content to that browser. The fault is not with the browser.
If I put an image on Flickr, you can hotlink to that image in your web article, print it on your printer, and distribute. The technology was literally built to be usable that way.
However, it is neither legal nor ethical to do that.
Sure, the technology was built to be used in certain ways, which might not be ethical or legal, depending on a particular instance of usage.
Because one can do something, obviously doesn't mean one should. I can't chop your furniture just because I have an axe that was literally built for chopping.
>your browser is allowed to display the content it downloaded in any way it wants to you.
Indeed, but that doesn't mean someone is allowed to send arbitrary content to that browser. The fault is not with the browser.
If I put an image on Flickr, you can hotlink to that image in your web article, print it on your printer, and distribute. The technology was literally built to be usable that way.
However, it is neither legal nor ethical to do that.