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Nabila38028005han8
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October 1, 2024
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Using Adobe Firefly AI generated images in Doctoral Thesis (publication)

  • October 1, 2024
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Dear all,

I have an Adobe Firefly Subscription. I want to use an image I generated as cover art for my Doctoral Thesis. I have found the info that it's generally OK to use Adobe Firefly Images for commercial use, but this is a thesis publication and I'm not sure if other rules apply in this case.
Does anyone know more about this?

Grateful for any answers.

Nabila

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Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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October 1, 2024

You probably want to check with your university. Unless the thesis is about AI generated images, I can hardly believe that AI generated images are allowed to even come close to a doctoral thesis.

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    Nabila38028005han8Author
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    October 1, 2024

    Hi Monika,

    Thanks for your reply. I checked with my university and they have no issue with it, as long as it is properly stated that the figure was AI generated (and as long as the used AI is mentioned). But they adviced me to check if there are any restrictions from the side of Adobe Firefly.

    Thank you for your help,
    best,

    Nabila

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    Oh.N8Community Expert
    October 1, 2024

    @Nabila38028005han8 
    Here is an article about your inquiry.
    https://helpx.adobe.com/firefly/get-set-up/learn-the-basics/adobe-firefly-faq.html#:~:text=Can%20I%20use%20Firefly%2Dgenerated,stated%20otherwise%20in%20the%20product.

    As long as there is no watermark, you can use the image; this is how I understand the article. 
    Watermark: can't use for commercial or publication.
    No watermark: you can use.

     

    Using Firefly

     

    Can I use Firefly-generated outputs commercially?

    For features without the beta label, you can use Firefly-generated outputs in your commercial projects. For features that are in beta, you can use the Firefly-generated outputs for your commercial projects unless explicitly stated otherwise in the product.


    As mentioned before, give the article a read. Good luck w your thesis.
    Cheers,
    O. Nate

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    Nabila38028005han8Author
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    October 1, 2024

    Hi!

    That helps, thank you. Based on this article I also suppose it's ok to be used.

    Best;
    Nabila

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