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September 8, 2021
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Commisioned photo to sell on adobe stock

  • September 8, 2021
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I did photoshoot several years ago for a client.
It was photoshoot for a product.
Fabric with traditionally printed on it. 

can i sell the photo's on adobe stock since it was commisioned photo's?

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Correct answer Abambo

Basically you are asking us to give you a yes or no answer on something where we are missing all the details except that you did some commissioned work. (c) is a complex issue. Contracts may make it even more complex. 

 

I personnally would not upload the assets somewhere for any use, if I would not have an analyzes of my contractual situation. I would refer this also to Marianne's first answer: https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock-contributors-discussions/commisioned-photo-to-sell-on-adobe-stock/m-p/12369626#M34788

 

You can use commissioned work, if you own the rights and there are no other issues. I have, for example, some commissioned work, where I own the (c), the customer has a licence to use the assets, but still, I can't use them for other means because of other restrictions in the contract/authorization. One is that the customer and the product owner need both giving their authorization prior to publication. This makes the assets unusable for any stock usage.

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Marianne-Deiters
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September 8, 2021

Basically, it depends on the agreement / licensing between you and your customer. But there is copyright, trademark law and design protection and much more to consider. I would hire a lawyer if it was even financially worthwhile.

Participant
September 8, 2021

What if i upload it as an editorial images on aother microstock agencies?

 

Marianne-Deiters
Participating Frequently
September 8, 2021

Sorry, I can't comment on that.