I've seen some Steemit users using paid content from other sites to make money here. π‘
But this one caught my attention because he asks for donations. Basically he takes video templates from VideoHive and put the Steemit logo. He still presents the videos as if he had done the animation.
I don't like doing that, but I work with videos making motiongraphics and see someone else using a work in a wrong way is sad.
So, this guy made $109 with this:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@oendertuerk/steem-short-and-clean-logo-intro-outro-3-1-square-version-free-for-your-use-de-es-tr-kr-update
But this is a work of another designer, Ahmedd Ashraf:
https://videohive.net/item/short-clean-logo/16133089?s_rank=32
You need to buy this and even buying, there is this rule "You canβt re-distribute the Item as stock, in a tool or template"
Well, apparently that's not right. And I believe that anyone who does this should be reported the same way as those who copy and paste content without citing the source.