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by jbit 1665 days ago
I wonder how legit this site is. It says:

> These SVG images were created by modifying the images of Pixabay.

And indeed, the images seem to be taken from pixabay (e.g. [0], [1]), however the pixabay license is NOT CC0, and specifically forbids redistribution [2]:

> Don't redistribute or sell Pixabay content on other stock or wallpaper platforms.

[0]: https://svgsilh.com/image/1801287.html

[1]: https://pixabay.com/vectors/grooming-cat-kitty-kitten-feline...

[2]: https://pixabay.com/service/license/

3 comments

You're accusing without due research. The image on the pixabay site is from 2016, while the license it used until late 2018 was CC0: https://www.sugarfire.net/pixabay-license-change-no-longer-a...
Redistibution on stock platforms is not allowed for pixabay content. Terms don’t say anything about edited Pixabay content.
I'll go out on a limb and say "not legit at all", and would probably want to run it in a sandbox before downloading any links
Without presenting any evidence, your comment sounds like pure prejudice. The site has its few problems:

  - 2 advertisements and
  - link to facebook.
Besides that it is:

one of listed filters in creative commons search: https://search.creativecommons.org/search?q=trust&license=cc... ,

does not insist to became a member,

has no paid premium features,

very clean,

no sketchy ads,

no intrusive popups,

default presentation is not the most "clicked items",

and has no links to any suspect site.

I can't really see why it looks "'not legit at all', and would probably want to run it in a sandbox before downloading any links".