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October 26, 2022
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IP rejections

  • October 26, 2022
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I have just had 3 pictures rejectd on IP grounds. The title of each was in the format <historic aircraft type> at <named museum>. There are many Adobe Stock pictures of historic aircraft, including all three types in my pictures. There are many pictures of named museums. There is no IP restriction at law which would prevent their publication. 

 

I do not know if it was the aircraft, the museum, or the combination which caused the rejection. Any ideas?

 

 

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Correct answer Abambo

Thank you. All possible, though the RAF lost a legal battle in 2004 about the use of its roundel and the display boards aren't legible. The museum would be thrilled to be featured, though it is about to be closed down anyway. 


If the museum is thrilled, get a property release. 

 

Please note that not all of Adobe requirements are legal requirements, but also protective requirements against possible threads or simply rules applied by moderators considereing elements as identifiable, even if they are free of use.

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Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 27, 2022

@Chris220846169en7 wrote:

I have just had 3 pictures rejectd on IP grounds. The title of each was in the format <historic aircraft type> at <named museum>. There are many Adobe Stock pictures of historic aircraft, including all three types in my pictures. There are many pictures of named museums. There is no IP restriction at law which would prevent their publication. 

 


You never know, but they probably introduced property releases. You can get accepted some pictures, that would get an IP strike, with the correctly applied property release.

 

You simply can't judge from other accepted pictures to your situation.

 

This said, your pictures also have quality issues as said multiple times here in this thread.

 

If you are new to stock, you should consider these resources: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/tutorials.html
Please read the contributor user manual for more information on Adobe stock contributions: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
See here for rejection reasons: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
and especially quality and technical issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
RALPH_L
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 27, 2022

All identifiable markings must be removed and may not be use in keywords or titles.

Regardless of the IP issues, the first two photos have technical and quality problems.

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 26, 2022

Adobe has much inventory that is Editorial Use Only.  It cannot be used for commercial purposes.  It can only be used for journalism, blogs, news articles.  Are you certain that what you saw was not Editorial use only?

 

Show us some examples.

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Participating Frequently
October 26, 2022

There are certainly some so marked but plenty of logo'd ones that are not. I will not be pursuing this on private property grounds. Thank you.

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 26, 2022

Obviously the pictures have been taken on a non public ground. You need a release from the museum. At least some of the pictures have also technical issues, but I suppose, the moderator found it easier to refuse on IP grounds. 

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Participating Frequently
October 26, 2022

Thank you

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 26, 2022

You're welcome.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Legend
October 26, 2022

Please share 1-3 examples. Often the IP is easy to miss (but Adobe see it). 

Participating Frequently
October 26, 2022

Thanks. Headings were

 

Vickers VC10 at the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre at Newquay in Cornwall UK

Spitfire and Avro Shackleton at the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre at Newquay in Cornwall UK

English Electric Lightning at the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre at Newquay in Cornwall UK

Legend
October 26, 2022

In #2, the car badge and registration plate, perhaps.

In #3, the display boards.

Could be the insignia in each case.

But it may also be the name of the museums; these are IP and they are surely not granting their names for commercial use. As an experiment, you could try #1 without referencing the museum or location. 

Be sure to use keywords that might be used by would be buyers, both experienced and randomly looking for old 'planes.