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Blue Angles Airshow photo’s rejected for IP

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
December 7, 2023
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Hi all. I'm an accredited photo journalist. I applied and received media credentials from the United States Navy to shoot the Miramar Airshow. I uploaded the Navy's email that stated I was given media credentials as the property release to Adobestock. I attached this to my photo submissions to Adobestock. I then received notification from Adobestock that my photo's were rejected for IP. This information has been used by me on other stock photo sites with no issue. What can I do here at Adobestock to get the photos approved. The United States Navy is not going to fill out one of your property release forms.

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Nancy OShea

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Stock defines "Illustrative Editorial" as conceptual imagery designed to illustrate articles. This type of content often features images of real brands and products — like signs on buildings, soda cans, computers, and cars — to convey a story. Illustrative editorial content is limited to editorial use only and has other restrictions. See links below. Only contributors with a history of 100 or more downloads have the option to submit Illustrative Editorial content.

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/illustrative-editorial-content.html

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

Kirk WesterAuthor

Participating Frequently

Yes I have 1,631 lifetime downloads so I do have this available to use. I realize it isn't the right option for this case that's why I didn't use it. I guess the simple answer is that Adobestock is not like the other retailers of stock photos and I won't be able to sell them here. I'll just have to settle for the other two major stock photo retailers that handle my photo's. Shutterstock put these up with no issue with the credentials I provided.

Jill_C

Community Expert

Adobe does seem to be much more cautious with regard to IP than other stock agencies that have been mentioned here.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

Jill_C

Community Expert

I searched on the Buyer Portal for "Blue Angels", and found many images of the jets,, but virtually all are marked as "Editorial Only", which means that they were submitted without a Property Release. Read on this page https://www.blueangels.navy.mil/privacy/notice-of-limitations.htm the restrictions relating to commercial use. I assume that since Adobe cannot ensure that Buyers will include the DoD endorsement disclaimer, they can't allow commercial use. Your media credentials can't replace the need for a property release.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

George_F

Community Expert

Did you submit these with a creative license? Depending on the email, I wonder if it grants you sufficient usage rights for that use?

Adobe handles editorial assets a bit differently than other stock agencies.

George F, Photographer & Forum Volunteer

Kirk WesterAuthor

Participating Frequently

Thanks for the question. I did submit them under creative.

Abambo

Community Expert

What is "under creative".

You have the option to submit them as illustrative editorial. Anyting else will be refused with an IP-strike. You need to honour the illustrative editorial rules, however.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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