Whether something is copyright or not, information you post is still considered private domain unless you grant specific access to public domain in writing. It doesn't matter if "oh you posted it on the internet," if it's original material and you're the creator and can prove that, it's yours. The reason it's hard to enforce isn't because of the law, it's because it costs MONEY. An attorney/lawyer is going to run you $300-500/hour and have fun if it's an international company. Most cease and desist letters are sent by the company or individual, not by a legal entity (despite what the letterhead might look like.)
FastBuds has no right to the pictures here; and any pictures uploaded for contests/promotional events belong to AFN (as per the TOU, which everyone agrees to by posting here.) It's honestly never come up before, so it's just been one of those silent things that hasn't been brought up before.
Can we do much about it? Not really. Honestly, if it's on FB, report the post and tell them you're the creator of that particular content they are posting and that they don't have your permission to be reposting your pictures. If they can't furnish proof they have permission, it's possible FB would make a decision to protect it's OWN interests. That's my best suggestion to you, Konopch.
By the way, I noticed Fastbuds took down the one picture I specifically saw you tagged in,
@KonopCh . Either their spies have told them you're mad or someone already reported it lol...
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Second, unless those created works are submitted to a 3rd party service that specifically grants some sort of sub-license or ownership to said 3rd party, it's your stuff if you can prove it (which can be a process in itself, which is why I said money is usually involved.) In this particular case, the member clearly can prove those are his pictures and FastBuds clearly did not have permission. Taking action against FastBuds directly would prove fruitless, but taking action to Facebook where the pictures were posted (and to which I believe is actually granted some degree of ownership by posting picture using their service,) that's potentially in violation of THEIR terms of use/service (and the picture has been already magically taken down, so clearly FastBuds/Facebook doesn't quite agree with you.)
And you're right, I'm not a lawyer nor should my advice be taken professionally as legal counsel (but we do consult with them from time to time 
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