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June 8, 2024
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Adobe Stock license for use in physical store

  • June 8, 2024
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Hi,

Is a standard licence sufficient for an image used as a printed marketing material, such as a display or poster in a physical store? The printed item won't be sold to store visitors, but only has marketing / decoration purposes.
The print will definitely not exceed 500.000 reproductions, but maybe seen by more than 500.000 store visitors after a long period of time.
Often the image would be cropped, altered or otherwise edited.
Hope someone can clarify if the Adobe Stock standard licence would be the correct one in this situation.
Thanks in advance.

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Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 9, 2024

The standard license is enough for this.

Look here for more information on licensing: https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock/links-for-licensing-terms/td-p/11366788
(Disclaimer: As always with licensing, this is my interpretation of the rules. I think they are correct and advice is based on reading and interpreting the licence terms and on fair use for both the buyer and the artist/stock company, but I cannot rule out that my interpretation is wrong. I'm not an Adobe employee).

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Ism72Author
Participating Frequently
June 9, 2024

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I've read through the terms and the FAQ of Adobe Stock before posting my question, but I need to make sure the standard licence will suffice in a commercial space/ a place of business, such as a physical store for promo or decoration purposes. As I read the terms and conditions, I also interpreted that the standard licence of Adobe Stock would be sufficient, but it's not mentioned literally. 
Shutterstock is very clear on this and specifies that you would need an extended licence for images used as part of decoration in commercial spaces, and I'm trying to find out if this is different with Adobe Stock images.

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 10, 2024

As you do not trust my judgement, which is OK, you will need to ask a lawyer, as suggested here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock-discussions/links-for-licensing-terms/m-p/13981577#M73066

 

If you would rather not talk to a lawyer, take an extended license. Incidentally, this is not Shutterstock, so here are no Shutterstock rules.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Ism72Author
Participating Frequently
June 8, 2024

In addition: I would be the one selling the print file of the display or poster to a client. The client gets the poster or display printed for his store.

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 9, 2024
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In addition: I would be the one selling the print file of the display or poster to a client. The client gets the poster or display printed for his store.


By @Ism72

That's what stock images are for. You may not use the asset for more than one customer, including own use, but you can use the same asset multiple times for the same customer, as long as the conditions laid out in the licensing terms are fulfilled.

 

Look here for more information on licensing: https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock/links-for-licensing-terms/td-p/11366788
(Disclaimer: As always with licensing, this is my interpretation of the rules. I think they are correct and advice is based on reading and interpreting the licence terms and on fair use for both the buyer and the artist/stock company, but I cannot rule out that my interpretation is wrong. I'm not an Adobe employee).

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer