Images removed for intellectual property audit

[emilio_0600]

After more than four months on sale and having given good benefits and being one of the images with more downloads of my portfolio, I have been removed several images by audit for infringing intellectual property rights.
They are images of cartoon christmas reindeer. I have researched the market and there are no Pixar or Disney cartoon characters that resemble my created characters. It is true that the creation style is similar, but both Adobe Stock and the rest of the agencies are full of cartoon characters created in this style and they are still selling without problems. It is true that I made the mistake of indicating “Pixar” style in the labels.
I would like to know the policy to follow. If the problem was because of the character itself or because of the labeling, to act accordingly in my future publications. And if the problem has been due to the labeling, possibility to upload the image again without reference to the trademark “Pixar” since these images generate a lot of income for me.

I leave you a sample of some of the images so that you can analyze the problem that may exist.

[emilio_0600]

Expanding on the above information. Although the image has been deleted from Adobe, it is still for sale on many other platforms that I assume Adobe has licensed to them. I would like to know what is going to happen to the money from those sales.

[daniellei4510]

If I'm not mistaken, the assets available on other platforms are linked directly to assets on Adobe Stock, and clicking on them would result in a "not found" error. If they AREN'T directly linked to Adobe, I would think they shouldn't be available otherwise unless stolen. But I'm not that clear on how all the licensing thing works.

[RALPH_L]

You are correct. You cannot use the name "Pixar" in the title or keyword. That would be like using the name "Disney". 

[Abambo]

It is true that the creation style is similar, but both Adobe Stock and the rest of the agencies are full of cartoon characters created in this style and they are still selling without problems. It is true that I made the mistake of indicating “Pixar” style in the labels.

By @emilio_0600

You can't reference Pixar. And as you are on the watchlist, I would be careful not to create something even similar than any cartoon character.

[Nancy OShea]

Do not use protected brand names, product names or artist's names in titles, keywords or descriptions.  If you do, the content will be flagged for removal.

IP violations are no small matter.  They can have serious legal consequences for you & Adobe.  Please be vigilant about what you submit for commercial use.

[emilio_0600]

I am always careful with this. When I create the images I check that they do not look like any character of any brand, even if they have similar style they are original creations. The main problem comes from the automatic labeling with AI that sometimes introduces these words and in this case I missed it in the review of them. I have reviewed my entire portfolio, it took me a few hours, no more images are tagged with the above problem. What I have detected are some images that have not yet been reviewed also have this tagging error. I would like to know how to get in touch with Adobe to remove these images as I am aware of the legal problem this may cause. Thank you.

[daniellei4510 · Accepted solution]

You can remove them yourself. There is a delete link at the bottom on the right-hand side of the In Review page. If you don't see it, reduce the magnification of your browser window.

[emilio_0600]

Wow!!! Great. Thank you so much. It's true, it was not visible, I had to unzoom the page.

[daniellei4510]

No problem. Not sure why they don't move it up higher. The issue comes up a. lot.

[Jill_C]

There is no automated labeling of AI images that adds protected keywords. All titles and keywords are created by the Contributor. If you have any images waiting for review that still have errors, you can delete and resubmit after removing the inappropriate keywords.. 

[emilio_0600]

ChatGpt, where you can create tagging bots, sometimes adds such words as volkswagen, vw, pixar, NASA, Nike, adidas and some others. Imstocker, to a lesser extent, but sometimes also sneaks in some. Maybe you have not used these programs for tagging and you are talking without knowing, or you are talking about the automatic taggers of Adobe's own web. It is clear that we as contributors have the obligation to review them, but from time to time some of them slip through. I recommend that you do not speak without knowing if you are going to question the veracity of what someone else says because it can lead to error to others who read this thread.

[Jill_C]

You said "The main problem comes from the automatic labeling with AI that sometimes introduces these words and in this case I missed it in the review of them." Adobe does not do any such labeling. If you decide to use other non-Adobe tools to do the keyword generation job for you, YOU are responsible for ensuring that those words don't violate Adobe's guidelines. 

[Nancy OShea]

Use ChatGPT at your own risk. It's highly flawed and potentially harmful.

Two New York lawyers, who used an AI chatbot to write a legal brief, found out the hard way that ChatGPT is not reliable.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/new-york-lawyers-sanctioned-using-fake-chatgpt-cases-legal-brief-2023-...

[Abambo]

ChatGpt, where you can create tagging bots, sometimes adds such words as volkswagen, vw, pixar, NASA, Nike, adidas and some others. Imstocker, to a lesser extent, but sometimes also sneaks in some. Maybe you have not used these programs for tagging and you are talking without knowing, or you are talking about the automatic taggers of Adobe's own web. It is clear that we as contributors have the obligation to review them, but from time to time some of them slip through. I recommend that you do not speak without knowing if you are going to question the veracity of what someone else says because it can lead to error to others who read this thread.

By @emilio_0600

You should be aware that Adobe also has an autotagger (Sensei, also claiming to be AI supported), and that one, even if you need to review the tags, does not introduce protected keywords. So @Jill_C was entirely correct in assuming you would refer to Sensei, as this is about Adobe stock on an Adobe sponsored forum. So, she is “speaking with knowing”, but you were not precise enough with the information you gave out.

You are responsible for what you post, even if it gets accepted, and you can get banned for this, even if the moderators let it slip through.