Q: What are the risks when using free stock photos for publications? Sites like unsplash, pixabay. stocksnap.io, pexels
I'm creating a cookbook which will be sold online and in stores. I will be buying the photos I can't find on the free stock photo sites but what loopholes can I expect? Last thing I want is to spend thousands to publish a book only to have someone claim rights to a photo.
A: The risk is that the person who submitted the photo to the site never had the rights in the first place. The true owner could then sue you. Make sure you work with reputable, well established companies that own the photos.
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