Copyright concerns when licensing and image after downloading

Question

My organization downloaded several vector images under an educational license that will be eventually used for commercial purposes. Their intention is to purchase the appropriate extended license for all of these images once they are approved. The question is, would they have to purchase the extended license, then re-download the images and reinsert them into the layouts?

The concern expressed to me is that if the image was downloaded before the extended license was purchased, the image could be tracked and they could face a copyright fine for using the incorrect version of the licensed image.

To my knowledge, vector images that are downloaded, manipulated and resaved in a wholly different file don't carry any ability to be tracked as such. In addition, the image version doesn't change based on the license it was purchased under - but I don't know any of this for sure.

Thanks

Abambo · Answer

You need the correct licence as soon as you publish something. As redownloading would change nothing in the or with the asset, I do not see, what that would do good.

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).

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