I have utilized images from Pexels and Unsplash in the past, however, I hold a strong preference for Pixabay. Although it has been some time since I last visited the site, I recently returned to it in search of free images and came across the picture below:


While I appreciate the image, it does evoke a desire to express "Well, fuck you..." However, I am curious if there are any similar sites available where I can legally acquire content without copyright fees. With so many excellent free images that can be utilized for design and content purposes, I am hoping to explore additional options.

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Do you happen to possess a virtual workstation located in Russia? If not, perhaps it would be beneficial to install a tool like Browsec into Chromium in order to access servers in the Netherlands or the USA without the need for another VPN. Additionally, a paid subscription would grant access to servers throughout the world along with stock market images.

Overall, it seems obtaining unique pictures is not a major issue. In fact, with a bit of creativity and skill, one can create a unique image within 5-20 minutes. This is especially important as having unique images can significantly impact a site's ranking.

It depends on the subject, and tasks.
I take from stocks, from free packages design studios (freeware), make or compile myself. Many can be pulled from old advertising collections - the pictures are specific, but at least already free, over the expiration of rights, and look good. For client sites, you can take pictures from the site and promotional materials manufacturers. Many companies run their own photobanks, so it's even easier here.

Yes, the question of content legality is certainly interesting.
Paying for all the copyrights is not enough money. Even after the death of the copyright holder, the rights expire 70 years. If you are a legal entity and you allowed content to be posted illegally, you will be whacked sooner or later. There's a 100 percent probability. It can be expensive to take whatever you want. Even though it's freely lying on a stack of resources about old advertising, without copyrights. The absence of an outright ban on use does not mean permission to use.

If we are talking about the old stock pictures or Coca-Cola commercials from the 40s - there is no risk to get in trouble.
Another thing is that the replicated content has no value, all the more so as an illustration.

There exist entire offices dedicated to copyright protection, such as the Russian VK-media and V-them. These offices purchase rights to photos from authors, who are often just ordinary social media users, for a minimal fee. They then press charges against webmasters who utilize these photos on their sites, demanding no less than 30 thousand rubles per photo. Additionally, if the photos were reposted on social media, they demand 30 thousand rubles for each repost. These offices make millions through winning legal battles, even suing state websites. Lawsuits can be found online for prosecutor office websites in certain regions.

In my personal experience, I was sued for using one photo from a stock image that showed an empty bottle on a bench. Despite the photo's lack of value, I still lost the trial due to copyright laws. The judge was not pleased and reduced the amount of claims to 7 thousand rubles. VK-Media, masquerading as a media outlet, makes millions through gray area but legitimate extortion tactics, so it's important to be cautious.

My solution to avoid such situations is to use Google Images with the creative commons rights filter. It's a cheap and reliable alternative.

Quote from: SIROTA on Aug 23, 2022, 11:57 AMRotten office VK-Media masquerading as a media, making millions on the gray, but quite legitimate extortion. Be careful!

That's right. And this practice is actively proliferating, many lawyers have figured out how to squeeze a penny out of a business that has inaccurately used someone else's photo through the courts. Indeed, on legal grounds.

So colleagues, before you use a photo found on the Internet, very carefully check the sources and if you see that the picture belongs to a photographer (especially a professional photographer) - do not take it, because even if many are now using it, then it is very likely that you will knock on the door of the law firm, which represents the author, and to charge 1000 dollars in damages for each photo.

I work with vector images, I often download from Freepik, they have both premium and free copyright free graphics.

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There are free pictures here, without copyright fees.

On the site in the search box look for the desired picture, in the search results the top pictures are paid, just below - free.
Go to the picture, at the bottom go to the Free download button. Take it away.

Now it's so difficult to find content for personal use or to fill the site on commercial terms, everyone wants uniqueness, and you can create it yourself.
I like the site Freepik, there's both paid content and free.
Even if you download photo and manually correct it, then no one will guarantee, the owner of the photo will be found sooner or later, and he willn't claim his rights to it, for which you will have to pay.

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I already like the question. Quality content can be written by a creative writer. If such a question arose, then this is a small problem. If such a question arose, then this is a small problem.
1. Buy ready-made articles from authors or ask them to write something interesting.
2. Find deceased sites and merge texts from this resource.
3. Rewrite interesting content.
As a result, you need to have either money or talent.
And then everything will work out for you.