Everybody wants to be famous. I wouldn't be too concerned. The internet is bound to change at some point or another, but I think you'll have a hard time getting people to change over anytime soon.
people have said things about this for years. email is one facet that's particularly broken-- no way to verify if a message has been received, etc. etc. but like email, web is used far too often. must have been an slow news day.
admittedly, it would be nice to have a level playing field from time to time!