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BEWARE: Got sued for storing thumbnails on my server

Video Thumbnails Reloaded · support · 2025-08-14T22:31:00+00:00

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I have used this plugin for years but unfortunately I have recently been sued for having an illegal copy of an image that is used in a YouTube thumbnail. The plugin saved the thumbnail and therefore the image on my server. Doing so might in most cases be against the law and also against YouTubes TOS. Sometimes I hate the law. So beware before you install it. I have this issue too. There are people they made it to Business. I don’t believe that it goes any further as this stupid emails from them. Got sued or only emails? To the author: What is the legal situation regarding the thumbnails being stored in the media library? I’m already receiving similar emails from another provider.

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Opportunity

media publishing and video operations

Video media delivery assurance for keeping media embeds, galleries, watermarks, and video experiences reliable

Buyer: publishers, creators, agencies, and media-heavy site owners

Wedge: test video embeds, players, thumbnails, browser behavior, and asset delivery failures

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Analysis

codex:gpt-5.5

Summary: Users warn that storing YouTube thumbnails locally may create legal and terms-of-service risk, with one saying they were sued and another receiving similar emails.

Evidence quote: I have recently been sued for having an illegal copy of an image that is used in a YouTube thumbnail.

Affected feature: video thumbnail storage

security missing feature video thumbnail storage

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Video Thumbnails Reloaded

2.0K active installs · 20.1K downloads · rating 100.0

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istok 2025-12-10T12:29:00+00:00

I have this issue too. There are people they made it to Business. I don’t believe that it goes any further as this stupid emails from them. Got sued or only emails?

istok 2026-02-04T22:33:00+00:00

To the author: What is the legal situation regarding the thumbnails being stored in the media library? I’m already receiving similar emails from another provider.