If it is in a safe zone, maybe the loot can be bounded.
Since I am new to the game, I am not sure which loot I am allow to take.
As for PvP zone, it makes sense to be free lot, and you can kill someone for the loot anyway.
I wish there is transport ship with droids that will automatically pick things up, so a group with one transport ship can help collect materials for Dreadnought upgrades or something.