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December 28, 2017
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Please HELP - Correct Adobe Stock image attribution - Social Media + Website

  • December 28, 2017
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Hello,

I am not sure how to correctly use Adobe Stock images ... For example here are three scenarios:

1) Modified image (Standard license) to use on Facebook, Social Media Channels

As far as I understand I can use this images without attribution, right?

2) Un-Modified image (Standard license) to use on a website

With or without attribution?

Enough to name the author on a separate credit page?

Or is it a must to overlay the image with attribution?

3) Modified image (Standard license) to use on a website

As far as I understand I can use this images without attribution, right?

Quote from the Adobe Stock license terms page (License information and Terms of use | Adobe Stock 😞

Post the asset to a website with no limitation on viewers. If the asset is posted unmodified to a social media site, attribution is required (© Author Name - stock.adobe.com).

Thanks for helping,

A.

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    Correct answer Sheena Kaul

    Hi Alexander,

    As per the licensing terms, if the image is modified then the attribution is not necessary however, you can still give the author credits on a separate credit page which is an optional choice.

    But if the image is unmodified, then the attribution is required over the image itself where it can be read in the provided format.

    I apologize for the confusion caused here.

    Regards,

    Sheena

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    twaritar3263062
    twaritar3263062
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    December 28, 2017

    Hi Alexander,

    • You can license an image from Adobe Stock and you are welcome to modify the non-editorial asset in any way you deem necessary. Note, however, that your modifications must not violate or infringe on the intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity, nor place the author or the model in a bad light or depict them in any way that might be deemed offensive. Also, in no ways can you use them(the assets) without an attribution. The right way to use them is to give a credit to the photographer.

    For more information, you may refer to Common Questions, Adobe Stock

    • Unmodified images to be used on a website also requires an attribution. It is okay to give the credit to the photographer on a separate credit page.

    • Under no condition can you use the assets without attribution be it modified or unmodified as it will then remove the rights from the Adobe Stock and thus a violation to the terms.

    Hope this information helps!

    Feel free to update this thread in case of any additional questions.

    Regards

    Twarita

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      TheDolphinsVoiceAuthor
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      December 28, 2017

      Hello twaritar3263062 :-)

      thank you for answering, so you say the following (please correct if I miss-understand) ...

      For website:

      Un-Modified image (Standard license) to use on a website requires an attribution

      Modified image (Standard license) to use on a website requires an attribution

      Give the credit to the photographer on a separate credit page is allowed instead of an overlay credit text

      Do I get this now right?

      Now for Social Media , Facebook , etc. ... How to handle it here?

      You wrote this:

      twaritar3263062  wrote
      • Under no condition can you use the assets without attribution be it modified or unmodified as it will then remove the rights from the Adobe Stock and thus a violation to the terms.

      But why the terms page describe this in another way? Quote from the Adobe Stock license terms page: "... If the asset is posted unmodified to a social media site, attribution is required (© Author Name - stock.adobe.com) ..."

      See Screenshot here: https://d.pr/i/TdOaGV+

      So this means to me that I do not have to attribute the image if I modify it, right? FYI: This was also a feedback that I get from a support chat from Adobe staff. So what is right here? This is very confusing.

      Best, A.

      Sheena Kaul
      Sheena KaulCorrect answer
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      December 28, 2017

      Hi Alexander,

      As per the licensing terms, if the image is modified then the attribution is not necessary however, you can still give the author credits on a separate credit page which is an optional choice.

      But if the image is unmodified, then the attribution is required over the image itself where it can be read in the provided format.

      I apologize for the confusion caused here.

      Regards,

      Sheena

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