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January 26, 2023
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CC BY licence

  • January 26, 2023
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Can any photograph that I purchase with extended licence and without the restriction of „editorial use only“ be published under a CC BY licence?

- If yes, where do I find this information black on white?

- If not, why?

Thank you!

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    Thus is surely an "absolutely not". The CC BY license allows commercial use without restriction except attribution. The photos in Stock come with a more strict commercial license, which you cannot downgrade just by publishing with a different license. I am not a lawyer, but that's surely just the start of it. 

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    kglad
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    January 26, 2023

    I swear, I'm innocent! 😉 So finally they did initiate the spam!


    anybody posting nonsense is suspicious for spam, or prespam.

    Abambo
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    January 26, 2023

    (looks like they're already banned, or banished to the holding room.)


    I swear, I'm innocent! 😉 So finally they did initiate the spam!

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    kglad
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    January 26, 2023

    (answer directed to a spammer, not to Henrik. The spammer's posts got deleted)

     

    I would ask you to stop with these nonsense answers. You could be banned for this.


    (looks like they're already banned, or banished to the holding room.)

    Abambo
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    January 26, 2023

    (answer directed to a spammer, not to Henrik. The spammer's posts got deleted)

     

    I would ask you to stop with these nonsense answers. You could be banned for this.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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    Legend
    January 26, 2023

    Thus is surely an "absolutely not". The CC BY license allows commercial use without restriction except attribution. The photos in Stock come with a more strict commercial license, which you cannot downgrade just by publishing with a different license. I am not a lawyer, but that's surely just the start of it. 

    Henrik Heigl
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    January 26, 2023

    Hi,

     

    No. Besides that what Abambo said you cannot license something again that has already been licensed by the author or distributor, i.e. Adobe Stock. Hope that helps.

    regards,Henrik
    Abambo
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    January 26, 2023

    No. 
    Why: because it's not black on white in the licensing terms.

     

    What is allowed with an asset, that you licence is in the licencing terms. You need to read them and interpret them. You can publish, by example a book, containing the assets, modified or not, but in no case, you can publish the assets standalone, for commercial or non-commercial reasons.

     

    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
    kglad
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    January 26, 2023

    in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

     

    p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post if it helps you get responses.

     

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