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Brian23123909v3vi
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June 20, 2022
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Need more clarity regarding licensing...

  • June 20, 2022
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What is the difference with standard versus extended licensing? For example, say I license work that includes various art of dogs, and I want to use them on shirts and other various merch. Is that okay? Can I just use some of the dogs from that art only, or would I need to include text or include something else I made myself with it? Does changing the colors make any difference?

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Abambo
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AbamboCommunity Expert
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June 20, 2022

The primary value of your product is the picture, so you will need an extended licence. It's not editorial use, so you do not to credit Adobe stock and the author.

 

You are allowed to do any changes you want with some exceptions, like the adult industry, but they do not count here (probably).

 

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
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June 20, 2022

It's said that merch needs the extended license, because people make their purchasing decision based on the pics. You can't get around this with tricks. A reasonably clear case where it isn't part of the purchasing decision is art used inside a book, to illustrate a novel. 

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