Ah, you are right. Pixabay uses Shutterstock photos as eye candy, but you must license those shots. That's how they get paid for their site! Those images are are not free to use, as you noted. :-)
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Ah, you are right. Pixabay uses Shutterstock photos as eye candy, but you must license those shots. That's how they get paid for their site! Those images are are not free to use, as you noted. :-)
Thanks! So those photos that has watermark of Shutterstock are not free to use. Only those photos that has no watermark are free for commercial use?
Yes, that's correct. They are watermarked to let you know you can't use them without permission, which means payment for a stock license.