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"please register so you can see the original image at 10% of its size with no link to the original site!"

How is this legal?

This happened last year:

On desktop browsers, right click on the preview and 'View Image...' tends to get you the original full sized image.

Works sometimes, but not everystime.

There's a browser extension that brings back the old View Image button for anyone who misses that feature

That's what 'tends to get' means.

It's not, but since copyright infringement is a civil infraction, not a criminal one, it's up to the victim to sue.

In some places copyright infringement done as as part of trade makes it a criminal offence.

If these sites are offering paid registration, or are including advertising, they may be committing a criminal offence in some regions.