Why doesn't #Mastodon preserve #credit, #copyright and #licensing info in posted #photos?

I understand many wants location and other tech details removed for #privacy reasons. But removing credit, copyright and #license info is for me like stealing. And makes me hesitant to post any of my images on Mastodon.

Even Meta/Facebook now preserves this info in images posted to their platform(s) - as shown...

#exif #metadata #creativecommons #photography #fediverse #fairuse #xIFr #digitalrights