Hi Susie, a great reminder. And an expensive lesson learned. It’s important to remember, as creatives, we are paid for our work. I’ve used Getty images for client because of the high calibre of content available that is not mass produced.
Ran into copyright issues when my work was republished but they, as a 3rd party, did not have permission to reproduce the images. The publisher didn’t verify source. Had to request the images removed from her book. Or she/they would risk heavy fines.
Read the fine print.
Always verify source and legal implications.