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Arturo Matta
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November 25, 2021
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Rejection for Intellectual Property Infringements

  • November 25, 2021
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Hi I submitted a bunch of images of which most were rejected for Intellectual property. I see in a couple cases there is a brand but in the great majority its just streetscapes, architectural or street images and landscapes. 

 

Here are the links of the submission (I got approved 5 out of them all!) and its very frustrating. 

https://adobe.ly/3CX09vD

https://adobe.ly/3wp3YWz

https://adobe.ly/3qbmXEk

 

I appreciate your help. 

 

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Jill_C
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Jill_CCommunity Expert
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November 26, 2021

Stock photography in public places, particularly marinas and harbors, is always going to be difficult. You can spend a lot of time scrubbing away all signs, logos, identifiers, etc. and still never sell the image. I usually don't waste my time doing so unless it's a quick editing job.

 

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
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    Arturo MattaAuthor
    Participant
    December 3, 2021

    What a pain... I cant see how any boat owner would sue over their boat being shown in a professional picture! How can that be harmful. I understand when you are featuring intellectual property of others for your benefit, but this is ridiculous. Then photographing an ancient building might infringe on that civilization's creativity... lol  

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    Legend
    December 3, 2021

    Adobe make the rules, and contributors need to learn them, just like they need to learn the minimum size in megapixels or acceptable file formats. It's no use trying to use moral arguments to claim Adobe should ignore their rules. But anyway--

     

    ". I cant see how any boat owner would sue over their boat being shown in a professional picture! How can that be harmful." Suppose a person owned a boat and were a committed vegetarian. And suppose Macdonalds used it in an advert for burgers. The person might be upset. They might sue Macdonalds for the unauthorized use of their boat. Macdonalds could then sue Adobe, who promised them free use of the photos and full releases for all IP. And finally Adobe could sue the photographer, who promised Adobe free use of the photos and full releases for all IP.

     

    Or suppose it were used in an advert for a political party that person hated. This is not about professional photos, it is about using them in commerce. It's a very different thing.

     

    IP is generally felt to last about 100 years but it does vary by country, which grant some created work perpetual protection.  

      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 26, 2021

      It's your responsibility as a Stock photographer to be informed and educate yourself about what is legal for commercial use.  Avoid taking pictures of objects that don't belong to you 100% or submit signed property releases by the rightful owners.  Nobody wants a lawsuit, particularly YOU!

       

      Start reading these links.  Seek a legal consultant if you think you need one.

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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      Legend
      November 25, 2021

      Also many modern buildings. You don't have the rights to make money from other people's designs. 

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        Legend
        November 25, 2021

        These seem to be whole galleries, rather than specific images to check. I see boat names and building names. 

        in future please post 1-3 original images (not resaved) in the Stock Co tributes forum, with rejection reason for each. 

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        Arturo MattaAuthor
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        November 25, 2021

        Thaks for the answer. It seems to be really counterproductive then to post any of my images to Adobe Stock, being that to have any semblance of income I understand you need to provide thousands of images, and having such a hard time getting even a few images accepted when I am infringing no property laws in 90% of the images I posted... 

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        Legend
        November 25, 2021

        Well, it seems you know best, and don't need to read Adobe's rules on IP in images.

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