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sergio1587
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July 29, 2021
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REJECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  • July 29, 2021
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Hello, I come here because I took about 40 photos with phrases made by me with a wooden background and all were rejected and I do not know why.

I see in other photos of different styles that do the same, but they are for sale.

You can help me and tell me what the PI error is

 

dejo foto de muestra

gracias 

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

In the United States, HASBRO, Inc. owns the Scrabble trademark.  In most other parts of the world, Mattel, Inc. owns the Scrabble trademark.  Therefore, you can't use those game tiles in commercial images.

 

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sergio1587
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July 30, 2021

Gracias a todos por sus comentarios. Vuelvo a decir lo mismo , con este foro me encuentro muy apoyado y nunca me siento solo. gracias gracias por perder el tiempo en explicarme. Espero algun dia aprender tanto como ustedes y poder ayudar a los demas. GRACIAS A TODOS

Thank you all for your comments. I say the same thing again, with this forum I find myself very supported and I never feel alone. thanks thanks for wasting time explaining. I hope one day to learn as much as you and to be able to help others. THANKS TO ALL

Abambo
Community Expert
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July 30, 2021

You are welcome.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Jill_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 29, 2021

The existing images in Adobe Stock that feature numbered Scrabble tiles and/or playing boards are marked "Editorial Only"; only invited Stock Contributors are permitted to submit Editorial images. There are many other images using generic letter tiles (without the game points indicated), so I assume if you purchased a set of un-numbered generic tiles you could reshoot the images. I suppose you could also edit out the numbers on your existing images.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
Nancy OShea
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Community Expert
July 29, 2021

As an alternative to game tiles, I have seen words formed by wooden children's blocks from the dollar store and also cut up paper letters. 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
July 29, 2021

In the United States, HASBRO, Inc. owns the Scrabble trademark.  In most other parts of the world, Mattel, Inc. owns the Scrabble trademark.  Therefore, you can't use those game tiles in commercial images.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 29, 2021

The characters have numbers on and the tiles are like scrabble tiles. They will be refused each time on IP reasons.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
sergio1587
Participating Frequently
July 29, 2021

Gracias , como siempre es un gusto charlar con ustedes, se aprende siempre 

Legend
July 29, 2021

1. If a photo contains any made object (created by or designed by humans), less than 100 years old, it needs a property release. 

2. The wood background seems generic (assuming it is real wood, not a printed design), and needs no release.

3 .You would (in theory) need a propery release signed by the maker of the letter tiles. (If you made them, the rule is the same, how could Adobe know this without a release?)

4. HOWEVER, the tiles are clearly an unauthorized copy of the design used in the game Scrabble. (This is easy to see, the game scores are on each tile). You would need a property release from the owners of the Scrabble game AND one signed by the maker of the tiles.