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Under what licence was my photo sold?

Forum|Forum|3 months ago
November 16, 2025
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Hi,

Someone bought my photo on adobe stock, I earned just $0.93 for the photo. I find out that there are few servers where they are selling my photography printed on canvas. I don't think the licence does not authorize them to do so. Where can I check under what licence was the photo sold? What are the steps to make them pay if the licence does not authorize them for that?

Correct answer Jill_C

The third party provider has licensed a digital image from Adobe, but what they're providing to their customer is often a large framed print. Your royalty is 33% of the cost of the digital image, not 33% of the final, printed product.

RALPH_L

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Adobe does not disclose under which license the asset was sold or who the buyer was. I have already found a total of 16 authorized print shops using the Adobe API.

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MichaelCabalAuthor

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I uploaded the photos few years ago and I just don't remember it. That's why I'm suprised

Abambo

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I uploaded the photos few years ago and I just don't remember it. That's why I'm suprised

By @MichaelCabal

That happens, but I have assets the probably did not get sold as a wallpaper. It would become a depressing wallpaper. They have been attributed to custom too.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

daniellei4510

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Adobe does have third party agreements with other sellers. Royalties for sales can range from anywhere between $0.24 to $1.24 (give or take, based on my own experience, and depending on what kind of subscription buyers have signed up for). I don't think anyone knows for sure what the royalties are when it comes to third party sellers, but they are probably similar to the royalties Adobe pays out. How do you know for sure that the asset was purchased by a third party seller? After three years of being an Adobe Stock contributor, my sales average out to $.0.78 per asset sold. That includes three Extended license sales. All in all, Adobe pays a 33% royalty on all assets sold.

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MichaelCabalAuthor

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The photo was sold only once - btw when I was browsing the site where they are selling my photo on canvas I found that there are much more my photos - I just want to know where I can see under what licence was the photo sold. If they sell the photo on canva for lets say $50 per piece and I have just $0.93 I don't think it is correct. But I need to know the licence and what it includes.

Jill_C

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The third party provider has licensed a digital image from Adobe, but what they're providing to their customer is often a large framed print. Your royalty is 33% of the cost of the digital image, not 33% of the final, printed product.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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