{"id":5347,"date":"2023-09-05T19:10:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/index.php\/5347\/seo-fraud-nationwide-legal-warning-for-pixabay-images\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T19:11:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:11:28","slug":"seo-fraud-nationwide-legal-warning-for-pixabay-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/en\/index.php\/5347\/seo-fraud-nationwide-legal-warning-for-pixabay-images\/","title":{"rendered":"SEO fraud: Nationwide Legal warning for Pixabay images"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/en\/index.php\/5347\/seo-fraud-nationwide-legal-warning-for-pixabay-images\/#Images_from_Pixabay_and_SEO_spam\" >Images from Pixabay and SEO spam?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/en\/index.php\/5347\/seo-fraud-nationwide-legal-warning-for-pixabay-images\/#Images_from_Pixabay_a_danger\" >Images from Pixabay a danger?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/en\/index.php\/5347\/seo-fraud-nationwide-legal-warning-for-pixabay-images\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/en\/index.php\/5347\/seo-fraud-nationwide-legal-warning-for-pixabay-images\/#The_mail_in_the_original\" >The mail in the original<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Have you received a warning by e-mail? That&#8217;s what&#8217;s behind it.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>On our blog, we use our own images wherever possible. We also make these available free of charge. This is not always possible, which is where image services like Pixabay come in. The <a href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/50721\/save-all-images-of-a-word-file-at-the-same-time\/\">images<\/a> from there can be used free of charge, actually.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Images_from_Pixabay_and_SEO_spam\"><\/span>Images from Pixabay and SEO spam?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This morning I found an email in my inbox, a warning notice, or a DMCA copyright notice. This refers to an article image and also gives an original source. A free hoster where anyone can upload images, good humour.<\/p>\n<p>A quick Google search revealed that this was probably an <a href=\"https:\/\/dreibeinblog.de\/abmahnung-pixabay-von-nationwide-legal-das-steckt-dahinter\/\">SEO scam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is also indicated by the fact that the removal of the image is not desired at all. Instead, a link is to be inserted. Sounds fair, doesn&#8217;t it? In the end, however, it is a nice way to get links on other websites in order to achieve a better Google ranking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5344\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/legal_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/legal_1.png 602w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/legal_1-300x232.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Images_from_Pixabay_a_danger\"><\/span>Images from Pixabay a danger?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Still, a sour taste remains. I have always wondered whether the use of Pixabay images is ultimately safe. After all, it is possible that someone uploads images there, which then become widespread. Afterwards, the images are deleted and warnings are sent out. Trolls can also upload images to which they have no rights.<\/p>\n<p>This seems to have happened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4my.horse\/fachbeitrag\/teuere-abmahnung-durch-copytrack-wegen-fotos-von-pixabay\">in the past<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mail is ignored. Image replaced with your own if necessary. In the future, we will not always be able to avoid Pixabay, and we will not always have our own suitable motif available. But the basic rule is to use your own pictures wherever possible.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_mail_in_the_original\"><\/span>The mail in the original<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here is the original mail.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dear owner of https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51737\/steam-fatal-error-failed-to-load-steamuidll\/,<\/p>\n<p>You are receiving this legal infringement notice from Nationwide<br \/>\nLegal Trademark Department due to the unauthorized usage of our client&#8217;s<br \/>\nimage.<\/p>\n<p>The use of this image : https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Hpjj8Ul.jpg on this page<br \/>\n: https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51737\/steam-fatal-error-failed-to-load-steamuidll\/<br \/>\nis fine, as long as our client is fully credited.<\/p>\n<p>The credit must appear under the image or the footer of the page<br \/>\nwithin 5 working days. We await your response, removing the image does not<br \/>\nresolve the case.<\/p>\n<p>Failure to do so in this time frame, will result in legal case (No.<br \/>\n88953) proceeding under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act&#8217;s Section 512(c)<br \/>\n(&#8221; DMCA&#8221;) for past and or current usage.<\/p>\n<p>Past usage of the image can be seen in the records on Wayback Machine<br \/>\n(https:\/\/web.archive.org) &#8211; a permanent public archive of the web, which<br \/>\nwill be called upon as evidence in this case.<\/p>\n<p>This email serves as the required official notice.<\/p>\n<p>Regards<\/p>\n<p>Raquel Sherman<br \/>\nTrademark Attorney<\/p>\n<p>Nationwide Legal<br \/>\n401 Congress Ave. #1540,<br \/>\nAustin, TX 78701<\/p>\n<p>raquel@nationwide-law.pro<br \/>\nwww.nationwide-law.pro<\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you received a warning by e-mail? 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