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Heineken Original Beer Bottles in a Crate Close-up

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December 20, 2023
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Can someone explain to me why this image was flagged with the notice 'This content has been removed because it violates Adobe Stock's content submission guidelines. Upon internal review, we found this content to be inconsistent with the standards for stock contributors.'

I mean, I've submitted dozens of photos of beer in crates before, and they were always accepted.

And what's different in this specific case that it even received this kind of rejection? I mean, as I mentioned, all the other images of beer in crates, taken in the same pattern, were submitted in the same upload series and were accepted. It's just this particular image that was 'removed'.

Here are even a few accepted images from the same upload series:

https://stock.adobe.com/stock-photo/id/694177341

https://stock.adobe.com/stock-photo/id/694177340

https://stock.adobe.com/stock-photo/id/694177314

https://stock.adobe.com/stock-photo/id/694177306

This is the first time I've received such a rejection.

I've never experienced this before and I'm really unsure why. Any ideas here?

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Correct answer George_F

What's interesting here is that if you search Heineken Stock Photo, results show in search engines for Adobe Stock photos, but it shows an error when the link is clicked. I'm guessing the Heineken photos must have been recently removed. There are several disputes and lawsuits they've been involved in lately, so perhaps it has something to do with that.

George_F

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What's interesting here is that if you search Heineken Stock Photo, results show in search engines for Adobe Stock photos, but it shows an error when the link is clicked. I'm guessing the Heineken photos must have been recently removed. There are several disputes and lawsuits they've been involved in lately, so perhaps it has something to do with that.

George F, Photographer & Forum Volunteer

WEBCLIPMAKERAuthor

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It would be interesting to know which current brands are officially listed somewhere by Adobe.

I'm aware of such lists from other agencies. I believe Adobe has something similar, right?

Abambo

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It would be interesting to know which current brands are officially listed somewhere by Adobe.

I'm aware of such lists from other agencies. I believe Adobe has something similar, right?

By @WEBCLIPMAKER

No.

If they remove Heineken for correctly flagged Illustrative editorial, then they have legal reasons for doing so.

I would simply avoid Heineken for the next months.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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emilio100

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I have the same problem with two rejected photos today, with the same brand of beer. The reason for the refusal was the same as yours. There may be a problem with this brand

Abambo

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Just a short search on Heineken brings exactly 0 images. They may have found the knob to push to get rid of Illustrative Editorial pictures in the Adobe stock database.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

Abambo

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BTW: when getting a refusal, you should onliy reproduce the header, even in your local language setting. The text is uninteresting stock text (Geschwafels), and does not make the errors clearer. Did you translate that from German?

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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Did you mean the reason for rejection? Yes, because I have my settings for Germany, I naturally see everything in German. Just changed 'the country' and received the following rejection reason in English: 'Audit removal: Incompatible with Terms.

Or did you mean something else?

Abambo

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No, that's it. And to be honest, I don't know what to make out of this error. But it's probable, that the “editorial use only” flag has not been ticked and that the initial moderator should have refused the asset on IP grounds. I can't see, what other terms you should have violated.

It may be interesting to check the appeals options. This for sure is a refusal, after an initial acceptance. It's the first time I've seen such a screen. That's why I could not associate the text to any known refusal reason.

(Very often users try to translate the stock text, which gives a suboptimal text, that makes it difficult to match the header! Thanks for showing us this.)

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

George_F

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Unless this image was submitted as an Illustrative Editorial image, it likely was an Intellectual Property violation and it was accepted in error. Using the trademark of another company is explicitly against the rules unless a release from the company was provided. I'll provide a link where it mentions this.

https://helpx.adobe.com/lv/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html

George F, Photographer & Forum Volunteer

George_F

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Correction: I just realized all the other assets you included links for are editorial use only, so I think it's safe to assume this is also.

I wonder if a customer who purchased this asked for a refund? Has it sold recently? I see shallow DoF images rejected often, and there is very little in sharp focus in this image. I think the exposure looks ok, but it's hard to check for noise and artifacts with a thumbnail. Composition wise I wouldn't have included the side of the shopping basket, I think that detracts from the image.

That's everything I see. I hope some of that helps. Cheers!

George F, Photographer & Forum Volunteer

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It's a smartphone photo, so it is what it is.
By @WEBCLIPMAKER

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Customer expectations are higher now than they were a few years ago. As the quality bar keeps rising, asset removal is sometimes necessary. I would NOT resubmit it.

From my perspective, uploading pictures is a business, and hey, a business needs to make some moolah 🙂

I've been involved in this stock photo and video field since 2006, and over time, I've learned a little bit the intricate economics of what it takes for an image to be financially viable today.

If you've been in the industry, you'd know that the days of stock photography paying well for individual images are long gone. Some agencies (not Adobe Stock) sell hundreds of images but compensate authors at a rate of around 0.01 cents per picture.

It's intriguing to observe clients emphasizing top-notch quality but opting for Unlimited Download subscriptions at notably lower prices.

Let me be candid: currently, my editorial 'less sophisticated smartphone pictures' outsell my 'high-end commercial archive shots.' And in my view, this happens because, at times, I capture editorial subjects with my smartphone that are unfortunately hard to achieve on the go with a regular professional camera. I believe what's more crucial is the subject in the image rather than the technology used to capture it.

As I view Stock as a business rather than a hobby, I'll continue creating these cost-effective images for as long as possible. Whether customers choose to purchase them or not is entirely up to them.

Mind you, it's just my personal take on things, and hey, I could be totally off the mark!

Thank you for the engaging discussion!

Abambo

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I suppose the submission has been accepted and was for editorial use only?

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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I only upload such images as editorial content. Unfortunately, with Adobe, I can't verify retrospectively whether I forgot to label these as editorial.

At least I've double-checked, and I couldn't find any information regarding whether the photo was labeled as editorial or commercial.

However, in the past, when such issues occurred, I was given a different explanation for rejection, not as radical as 'Removal after review: Inconsistent with guidelines.'

Now, I'm even hesitant to resubmit this image for review because I genuinely don't know what went wrong. Perhaps there was a system error or maybe Heineken is now on some sort of blacklist 🙂

Abambo

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Perhaps there was a system error or maybe Heineken is now on some sort of blacklist

By @WEBCLIPMAKER

It is for sure on my personal "black" list. I prefer Battin. 😉

So it was an accepted picture and got removed from your portfolio?

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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