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wagnerm25
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March 29, 2023
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My Istock images stoled and for sale here - USER Made By Raja

  • March 29, 2023
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Shame on you Adobe Stock. I'm vector artist exclusive for Istockphoto and today I found lots of my vectors for sale here as PNG files. User is "Made By Raja"

Here is one of stole images at Istock:

https://www.istockphoto.com/br/vetor/old-american-caminh%C3%A3o-gm165746114-14177924

And here the stolen images at "Made By Raja" portfolio. Almost all thief's portfolio consists of my vectors.

https://stock.adobe.com/br/contributor/211206303/made-by-raja?load_type=author&prev_url=detail 

Dozens of my files in the thief's portfolio.

Adobe, please do something and shutdown entire portfolio of this "artist"

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Correct answer wagnerm25

I see that the account is banned now. The reaction was fast as I expected.

Thanks Adobe and I hope I don't have to do this again. Two times is enough.

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George_F
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George_FCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 22, 2023

From one contributor to another, I'm sorry you are going through this.  I'm glad to hear that the accounts were taken down swiftly both times.

George F, Photographer & Forum Volunteer
    wagnerm25
    wagnerm25AuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    May 22, 2023

    I see that the account is banned now. The reaction was fast as I expected.

    Thanks Adobe and I hope I don't have to do this again. Two times is enough.

      Abambo
      Community Expert
      AbamboCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 22, 2023

      Adobe takes those problems very serious.

       

      The problem is, that you will always find people thinking it is smart to steal, repackage and publish. The difficulty is to find the assets. As soon as you have them, it's a small step.

       

      ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
        wagnerm25
        wagnerm25Author
        Inspiring
        May 19, 2023

        Sadly, I found another account with images from my portfolio. User is https://stock.adobe.com/br/contributor/211330769/naheed?load_type=author&prev_url=detail

        One of image here at Adobe (there are lots of) from my Istock portfolio:

         


        My Istock image (all machines in this image above are my vectors)

         

         





         

        Jill_C
        Community Expert
        Jill_CCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        May 19, 2023

        Read this Help Page for how to report suspected theft of your images:

        https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/how-to-report-suspected-misuse-of-your-intellectual-property.html#:~:text=If%20you%20believe%20that%20any,%2Dstock%40adobe.com%20.

        Jill C., Forum Volunteer
        wagnerm25
        wagnerm25Author
        Inspiring
        May 19, 2023

        Yep, I do it.

        By the second time.

          Abambo
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          AbamboCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          March 31, 2023

          I see that the account is blocked by now. The reaction was fast. Less then 24 hours.

          ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
            Jill_C
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            Jill_CCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            March 31, 2023

            That's good to know!

            Jill C., Forum Volunteer
            Jill_C
            Community Expert
            Jill_CCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            March 30, 2023

            Adobe relies on the honesty of the Contributors who must certify that they have full rights to the IP of every asset they upload; however they do take claims of IP theft very seriously, and will take immediate action once you report the stolen images at the link provided by @Abambo 

            Jill C., Forum Volunteer
              Abambo
              Community Expert
              AbamboCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              March 30, 2023

              You need to file a copyright complaint as described here: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/how-to-report-suspected-misuse-of-your-intellectual-property.html.

              Adobe will by then take action and investigate. If your claim is proven true, the contributor will be banned.

              ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
                wagnerm25
                wagnerm25Author
                Inspiring
                March 30, 2023

                Thank you, I opened a complaint with adobe. I hope it runs fast.

                Abambo
                Community Expert
                AbamboCommunity Expert
                Community Expert
                March 30, 2023

                Adobe will, when your complaint passes the first hurdle, suspend temporary the account and then investigate further. As I haven't made a complaint until now, I have no idea about how fast the complaint gets treated, but I suppose that Adobe will react quite fast, as it engages the responsibility of Adobe in such cases.

                ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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