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monicard
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January 10, 2023
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Credits for my images needed?

  • January 10, 2023
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I have found two of my photographs online on a hotel site without mention of my name or mention of Adobe Stock. Is this ok?

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 10, 2023

If they licensed it, it's OK to use without mentioning you or the microstock agency they licensed it from.  If you have any concerns, contact Stock Contributor Support from your account portal.

 

As a Stock Contributor, you don't know who purchased a license to use your images and they don't know who the Contributor was unless you used your actual name on your account (many do not to protect privacy).

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    Test Screen Name
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    January 10, 2023

    You can be sure it is one of these licenses: Standard Extended or Enhanced. So no credit is (apparently) needed.

    They are not audio, and I assume you did not submit it as editorial. (Let us know if you did submit it as Illustrative Editorial, a choice only available to people with many images already).

     

    Yes, it is entirely normal to find your images on a web site, a billboard, or in a million dollar advertising campaign, with no credit. It is essentially impossible to police the use of your images.

      Abambo
      Community Expert
      AbamboCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 10, 2023
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      Yes, it is entirely normal to find your images on a web site, a billboard, or in a million dollar advertising campaign, with no credit.


      By @Test Screen Name

      Crediting here is not required, except if others are credited. 😉

      ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
      RALPH_L
      Community Expert
      RALPH_LCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 10, 2023

      It is not mandatory for Standard Extended or Enhanced licenses. Only for Editorial and Audio.

      License information and Terms of Use | Adobe Stock

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        monicardAuthor
        Participant
        January 10, 2023

        Thanks for your quick reply. For one of the images, downloaded only once, I received $1,84. The other one has been downloaded 3 times and I received $2,89, $1,90 and $0,99. Is it possible to understand with what kind of licenses they have been purchased, based on these payments?

        Abambo
        Community Expert
        AbamboCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 10, 2023

        Look here for the different royalties: https://contributor.stock.adobe.com/royalties.

        You could eventually guess the kind of licence from this table.

         

        But it's not the licence that is important, it's the use. If the use is in an editorial setting (like a newspaper article, blog etc.), you need to mention. If it is simply to decorate a website, mentioning is not necessary.

        ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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