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Copyright infringement third party selling my photos

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January 10, 2025
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Hello,

I have recently discovered the website "abposters.com" has my entire portfolio for sale for people to buy posters made from my photos.

#1. Is this legal?

#2. I will submit the "Reporting Infringement..." form on Adobe's site, but could someone let me know what "Please upload one file with supporting documentation (zip, pdf, docx, txt, jpeg, jpg, png, or gif; up to 5MB)" means? Do they want some form of ID, such as a drivers license?

#3. Any other suggestions for me regarding this issue would be appreciated.

Thanks, everyone.

Gerald Zaffuts

Correct answer Jill_C

I easily found one of my assets on that website also, and I'm quite sure that this company is an API partner of Adobe Stock as indicated in clause 2 of the Contributor Agreement. If any or your assets are sold by this partner, you receive your usual royalty.

RALPH_L

Community Expert

This is an Adobe partner. The owners name is shown which links to your profile. Everything is ok.
By the way, I found my photos also listed.

gzaffutsAuthor

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OK, Ralph, good to know. Thanks for taking the time to clear that up for me.

Best,

GZ

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Read your TERMS of Service with Adobe Stock.

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/submission-guidelines.html

They partner with many other services & agents to promote visibility and potential sales. That's part of what you agreed to when you joined the Stock Contributor program.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

gzaffutsAuthor

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I understand. But how is one to know who Adobe partners with? I suppose perhaps that is the real question.

Thanks for taking time to answer. Best...

Jill_C

Community Expert

I do wish Adobe Stock would publish somewhere in their help pages a list of companies with whom they have API partner relationships. Then Contributors wouldn't panic when they see their images for sale elsewhere!

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

jacquelingphoto2017

Community Expert

Hi @gzaffuts ,

Although there are websites that partner with Adobe to licence stock file, Except you've found proof on the site, I'd suggest you confirm with Adobe that this is the case with your portfolio being on that website before making an assumption. Well, that's what I'd do if I were in your position.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

gzaffutsAuthor

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That's a good idea, Jacquelin. I will do that. Thank you...

Jill_C

Correct answer

Community Expert

I easily found one of my assets on that website also, and I'm quite sure that this company is an API partner of Adobe Stock as indicated in clause 2 of the Contributor Agreement. If any or your assets are sold by this partner, you receive your usual royalty.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

gzaffutsAuthor

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Very good. Thank you for helping me out, Jill.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Do the images they sell of yours have the usual Adobe file #s on the samples? If so, then they probably have a deal with Adobe to sell Adobe Stock photos and you would still receive payment.

But to answer your question, the support documentation would be, say, a screenshot of proof showing the image(s) in question is yours compared to a screenshot of the asset on the offending site.

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gzaffutsAuthor

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Thank you, Danielle. I appreciate your input and information. Very helpful.

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