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by gs17 437 days ago
The legitimate uses feel kind of rare. Maybe there's some stock photo abandonware out there (questionable "legitimacy", but it's not so out there)? Maybe someone bought stock photos from a company that went bankrupt and never downloaded the non-watermarked version, and somehow that company's IP isn't accessible now? Feels like a stretch.

Upscaling old purchased images feels like a more common need.