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sarahl12017247
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March 13, 2022
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Copyright clarification

  • March 13, 2022
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I would like to clarify if I can use a purchased standard or enhanced licence stock vector from Adobe or other stock websites, combine it with other purchased stock vectors, edit the vectors with my own edits, add animations to the edited vectors using After Effects and then upload as a video as my own asset?  Will I be considered the owner of this asset or am I infringing any copyright?

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    Correct answer MatHayward

    You must own the copyright to all elements in the assets you submit to stock. You cannot take work created by someone else and use it as your own stock content.

     

    Kind regards,

     

    Mat Hayward

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    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity Expert
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    March 16, 2022

    You own the copyright on your modifications, but not on the different parts you used for a creation. Technically, this is a mixed work, and you would need to get the authorization of all the authors for doing this. That's not a possibility, you can acquire with a stock subscription or similar. So, as others have said: No, you can't do this.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    MatHayward
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    MatHaywardCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    March 16, 2022

    You must own the copyright to all elements in the assets you submit to stock. You cannot take work created by someone else and use it as your own stock content.

     

    Kind regards,

     

    Mat Hayward

      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 13, 2022

      Short answer: No.

       

      With respect to Adobe Stock's submission requirements, you cannot use another artists work in your project without a signed property release by the other artists. 

       

      Understand copyright.

      You must own or control all the rights to the files you submit to Adobe Stock. Don't submit files that don't belong to you, such as photos taken by your spouse. Don't incorporate anything into your content that was created by someone else — not even images you got from a website that allows free downloads — unless you have a complete property release from the owner of the other content. 

      https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/submission-guidelines.html

       

      Hope that helps.

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
        Jill_C
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        Jill_CCommunity Expert
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        March 13, 2022

        The various licenses specify what you can do with any asset that you license. However, for a more precise answer, I think you should post your question on the Adobe Stock forum. This is the Adobe Stock Contributors forum.

         

        https://stock.adobe.com/license-terms

        Jill C., Forum Volunteer
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