I'm new here, so still learning how it all works, but surely if someone has broken copyright and is in effect 'stealing' other people's work to benefit themselves then whales or someone in authority at the top should be able to stop, block or delete their account?

I'm not fully understanding this flagging, but it sounds like you have to pay or use steem power to flag someone?

If this is right then that means that those doing good are having to pay to stop the corruption and well that is life outside blockchain, and there has to be a better way.