I am going to assume that was illegal. Buying images on Getty is not cheap, you have to buy license rights for anything resold. For fun I just went on Getty and filled out a random photo like I was going to buy it for the intent of reselling. For that single photo it would've been $675.
In about 2017 Getty cracked down HARD on people stealing. Sued one guy for $21M
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