What happens if you don’t check image copyright status?

Failing to check image copyright status can result in copyright claims, legal notices, or penalties. Visuals Clipping discusses that even unintentional misuse of images can lead to takedown requests or fines. Such a threat is larger in the case of commercial content such as websites and marketing material. Primarily checking copyright to ensure that a user is not in an unjustified conflict can guard the user against unwarranted inconvenience and keep ethical practices of content.