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lukaboguszewski
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March 25, 2025
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Intellectual Property Concerns for Photos

  • March 25, 2025
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Hi everyone,
I had a few images rejected on Adobe Stock, and I was informed the reason was related to intellectual property rights for the following files: DSC00980.jpg, DSC01366.jpg, and DSC01757_PM.jpg. Could someone explain what specific issues might cause a photo to be flagged for intellectual property concerns? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks for your help!

Correct answer Abambo

1366:

IMHO, “Hotel” is not IP related, that's only a word. But this here may be:

And this here:

 

This guy may need a model release:

As well as these ones:

In addition, there is a lot of noise in this asset.

 

01757:

This one is full of IP related issues:

And guys needing a model release:

 

In addition,    you have obvious quality issues:

00980:

Eventually this one:

Some of the flags:

Flags are always critical, as they could be to show a country, a region, a city or a company.

This file also contains quality issues.

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Abambo
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AbamboCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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March 26, 2025

1366:

IMHO, “Hotel” is not IP related, that's only a word. But this here may be:

And this here:

 

This guy may need a model release:

As well as these ones:

In addition, there is a lot of noise in this asset.

 

01757:

This one is full of IP related issues:

And guys needing a model release:

 

In addition,    you have obvious quality issues:

00980:

Eventually this one:

Some of the flags:

Flags are always critical, as they could be to show a country, a region, a city or a company.

This file also contains quality issues.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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    lukaboguszewskiAuthor
    Participant
    March 26, 2025

    Thanks a lot for all the feedback. I’ll work on fixing it. Didn’t expect there to be so many issues. I’ve already cleaned up a lot of those elements in the files, but looks like it wasn’t enough. 🙂

    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 27, 2025

    Sure, street pictures are often full with IP related issues, even if the "streets" are water streets...

     

    But I think that all of the pictures have equally important, quality issues. The moderator will only refuse with one reason. For them, there is no need to cheack all of the asset.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    Ricky336
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    Ricky336Community Expert
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    March 26, 2025

    Regarding IP, it is probably because of these issues. Adobe is very careful when it comes to the names of buildings, boats, and so on.

     

     

     

    RALPH_L
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    RALPH_LCommunity Expert
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    March 25, 2025

    1st photo. Name on houseboat right corner. But, the photo is under exposed.

    2nd photo. Shop name on lower left side.

    3rd photo. I would remove "hotel" on the canopy. Remove the writing on the red banner and remove the "P" on the boat. Also, lighten up the shadows.

      daniellei4510
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      daniellei4510Community Expert
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      March 27, 2025

      Good heavens, they were everywhere! (Note to self: don't critique images 5 minutes after waking up in the morning.)

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      daniellei4510
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      daniellei4510Community Expert
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      March 25, 2025

      Unless someone can spot IP violations that I'm overlooking, I think the moderator pushed the wrong buttons. I believe exposure is the main issue.

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