Is it allowed?!

[mariam_1703]

Hello there,

If I have a contributor account and my brother wants to create another contributor account with his personal information. Each one of us owns his assets (I have my midjourney account and he has his own midjourney account and each of us creates different assets) but we are using the same device for uploading the assets, is it okay or will Adobe treat it as a violation for using multiple accounts, also if we are in the same house, Each one of us using his device but with the same network, is it allowed or not?

The assets are different but we both upload AI images, we cannot use the same account because everyone has his own life so we can't do it. each one wants to use his contributor account.

Sorry if my English is bad it is not my main language

[Nancy OShea]

It does not matter that you share the same computer & Wifi.

• Are you both over 18 years of age?
• Do you each have your own Adobe ID and verified PayPal, Payoneer or Skrill account? 
• And have you each submitted your own tax withholding forms (W-9 or W-8)?
• And you are submitting different content to Stock?

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/submission-guidelines.html

[mariam_1703]

Yes we both over 18 years old.

Yes I have my verified Paypal and he has his own account.

We didn't create the other account yet it is just me have the account and I am asking before he make his one. once he create his account he will submit his tax withholding form.

We both create images in many fields like business, food, stock market, etc. but it is AI images (generated by midjourney ) and JPEG only.

[Abambo]

Sure it’s allowed. Why wouldn’t it? But this looks heavily like a set-up for bypassing the upload limit. Be sure that you have separate tax forms. And be sure that you confirm to all rules. Adobe is fast in blocking accounts, but really slow in releasing them again.

Abambo
via mobile phone.

[abanop_1697]

I already have my account with 20K assets and 3001 limit, he will just start from scratch, I just want to make sure it is okay because I don't want to lose my account. if there is a 1% chance to get banned he will not make his account. and I am little worried because I faced that before and got banned after a lot of work and I am really careful of what I am doing now

[Abambo]

There is a chance to get banned, when your brother uploads the same assets than you do. As you share the same computer, I suppose you share also the same disk space and as assets may mix up, there is a certain probability...

[abanop_1697]

No, we are very careful with this and I have my partition and his, there is no chance to mix the assets, but it could be similar topics like business, food, or isolated objects. not the same but similar. I am using my prompts and he has his prompts, also we have different midjourney accounts so we don't mix the images at all.

As you know AI images is kinda similar if you don't go extreme with the prompts so it could be kinda like each other but no one image will be uploaded on both accounts. So what is the case now should he make his account or not?

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

Why don't you stick with Adobe and let your brother create content for other stock services? 

That way, you'll have no conflicts that could send up red flags.

Incidentally, AI is a tool.  It's not a replacement for human talent and good editing skills.

[Abambo]

So what is the case now should he make his account or not?

By @abanop_1697

What do you expect that I should say. It's your decision, not mine. You will get blocked, not me, if anything goes wrong. 

I find @Nancy OShea's recommendation really a good one.  

[abanop_1697]

There is no other stock services that support AI except freepik and it is not worthy to be honest, adobe is the best right now.

What if he uses another computer, so there is no chance to mix the assets by that. but we share the same WiFi. is it okay now or could we get banned too?

[daniellei4510]

Dreamstime accepts AI so long as the images do not include people.

[abanop_1697]

I tried it man and got 0 sales after months, while I got many sales on Adobe, for the same amount of time

[Nancy OShea]

@mariam_1703 and @abanop_1697,

It seems we're talking with two separate people here.

Do whatever you think works best for you.

Be sure everyone understands the Stock Contributor Terms of Agreement (PDF).

https://wwwimages2.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/en/legal/servicetou/Adobe_Stock_Contributor_Agreement_Ad...

[Abambo]

I tried it man and got 0 sales after months, while I got many sales on Adobe, for the same amount of time

By @abanop_1697

Different buyers. You need to create different assets.

[Jill_C]

Using separate computers is probably the best approach for 2 people in the same household with Adobe Stock accounts.

[Abambo]

There is no other stock services that support AI except freepik and it is not worthy to be honest, adobe 

What if he uses another computer, so there is no chance to mix the assets by that. but we share the same WiFi. is it okay now or could we get banned too?

By @abanop_1697

Do whatever you want. You won't get banned for using the same computer or sharing WiFi. You will get banned for violating the terms of the contributor agreement. There is nothing in that agreement prohibiting using the same computer, mouse, screen, keyboard, and there is nothing in that prohibits sharing other things. The terms are purly coined to whatever you submit. And if Adobe has the impression that you are violating the terms, you will get suspended.

It has, however, never occured to me to doubt about my account to get banned. Those who get banned mostly did not read the agreement or simply thought that they can fraud Adobe one way or another. 

So again: Read the contributor agreement, read the manuals and read the different blog posts from Adobe. 

[daniellei4510]

Chystalika accepts nothing BUT AI, but considering the disdain many buyers have for AI in general, I doubt many people are going out of their way to search it out. It's also (supposedly) carefully curated, so the AI would need to be exemplary. 

[Abambo]

Chystalika accepts nothing BUT AI

By @daniellei4510

The site is quite slow, I suppose you have just created a rush to that stock site...

It's not perfect: 

...but still quite impressive on the quality side. At least what I have checked.

[daniellei4510]

It's not fun. I gave it a shot with a couple of images, but their submission interface is lacking in niceties. One doesn't realize how helpful Adobe's suggested keyword feature is until one has to deal without it.

[Abambo]

It's not fun. I gave it a shot with a couple of images, but their submission interface is lacking in niceties. One doesn't realize how helpful Adobe's suggested keyword feature is until one has to deal without it.

By @daniellei4510

Take your Adobe suggested keywords (Shutterstock is also nice with that), and submit those with the other sites.