Is it possible to sell pictures generated by Bing's Image Creator on Adobe stock?

[jonáš331293388jn9]

Hello everyone,

is it possible to sell pictures generated by Bing's Image Creator on Adobe Stock? I found contradictory informations. 

Which generators are suitable?

Thank you very much for your help.

J.

[RALPH_L · Accepted solution]

You are asking in the wrong forum. This forum is for Adobe products and services. Not Microsoft.

In Microsoft forums you may have found this info:

Point 7. Use of Creations. Subject to your compliance with this Agreement, the Microsoft Services Agreement, and our Content Policy, you may use Creations outside of the Online Services for any legal personal, non-commercial purpose.

The New Bing - Terms of Use

So, to answer your question, NO!

[Jill_C]

Bing uses the DALL-E AI generator, so I suppose you'll have to refer to the DALL-E T&C's to determine if those images can be used commercially.

[moe hong]

Microsoft holds copyright on anything created with the Bing creator and does not allow commercial use of such images.

[Akiko34447422fkp4]

And if someone else takes images you've generated and uses them for commercial purposes?  Makes me scared to even share my renders to any social media, which kills the fun of even writing prompts...lol

[Jill_C]

That's the risk we all take when sharing any digital asset on social media. You can either just upload low res images or put a watermark in them to discourage theft.

[PaintedKitty]

Can a water mark really protect your work these days with AI usage? Or is there something more?

[Nancy OShea]

Can a water mark really protect your work these days with AI usage? Or is there something more?

By @PaintedKitty

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No.  And realistically, AI can't be protected.   There's nothing to stop people from using & re-using your AI assets once they've been made public.  To minimize risk, use a service like Midjourney with a premium membership plan that includes access to "Stealth Mode."  This keeps your diffusions & prompts out of public view until you're ready to release them commercially.

For original photos, fine art and branding, there are digital barcoding services.  It won't prevent theft but it allows artists to track where the assets are used in case you need to take further action.  Unlike watermarks, digital barcodes are invisible to humans.  The info is embedded directly into the image data.

https://help.digimarc.com/articles/Digimarc-Barcode-for-Digital-Images

[Jill_C]

A large and obvious watermark can be a deterrent as it is not easily edited out.

[PaintedKitty]

Thank you for both answers.

I don't use AI apps but I was just curious if there was a point to protecting my usual works and the clip art I have over here. But yeah both answers were helpful. Thanks! 🙂

[Nancy OShea]

A large and obvious watermark can be a deterrent as it is not easily edited out.

By @Jill_C

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That may have been true 5 years ago but not anymore. Object removal is a snap, thanks to AI.

https://www.watermarkremover.io/

https://www.perfectcorp.com/consumer/blog/photo-editing/remove-watermark-from-photo

[Jill_C]

You're probably right about that. I suppose it depends on the position of the watermark and how elaborate it is.

[daniellei4510]

Even BEFORE AI, one of my former bosses was so lacking in imagination that he made me edit out watermarks so that he could get a better idea what ads would look like in magazines. I refused to submit them to the publishers without first purchasing them, but yeah...watermarks are essentially worthless these days for anyone adament about ripping something off.

[Nancy OShea]

...he made me edit out watermarks...

By @daniellei4510

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What did you use?

[daniellei4510]

Photoshop's Cloning and Pen tools and a day's worth of patience.

[Abambo]

What did you use?

By @Nancy OShea

What would you have used 5 to 10 years ago? 

Watermarks were always a nuisance, not a problem. 

[daniellei4510]

I should probably add that this same boss couldn't understand why, if I enlarged a photo of one of his products horizontally to make it look wider,  it also enlarged vertically it and looked exactly the same, but larger. I explained and demonstrated, but to no avail. And this guy was an engineer.

[monojson]

A batter choice: iPurix is an AI-powered tool that automatically detects and removes watermarks from images while preserving the original quality. The platform works with various watermark types including text overlays, logos, and complex patterns across multiple image formats (JPEG, PNG, GIF, WEBP). Users simply upload their images to the platform, and within seconds, the AI processes the image to deliver a clean, professional result without any visible traces of the original watermark. The technology doesn't just erase watermarks but intelligently reconstructs the background pixels for a seamless, natural appearance.

[daniellei4510]

There is one sure fire way: Don't post your images on the internet. Keep them on your hard drive and only view them yourself or when you have friends over. But where does that get you? Not far. 🙂

I have caught people using my images. Not for commercial purposes, however, at least not yet. For example, a follower on my Instragram account took one of my images and posted it on HIS Instagram account. A FOLLOWER. He had posted one image (mine) and had one follower. Am I going to get all bent out of shape over this? Nope. He's probably someone new to the internet who just doesn't understand how it works. And if someone wants to take one of my images, print it, and turn it into a refrigerator magnet for their own personal use, have it. Its no big deal.

Of course, a credit at the very least would be nice, and if I did find someone using one of my images (photographs, not AI) for commercial purposes, I would definiately take some kind of action.

[Abambo]

For example, a follower on my Instragram account took one of my images and posted it on HIS Instagram account. A FOLLOWER. He had posted one image (mine) and had one follower. Am I going to get all bent out of shape over this? Nope. He's probably someone new to the internet who just doesn't understand how it works. 

By @daniellei4510

Or he's a spammer.

[Abambo]

And if someone else takes images you've generated and uses them for commercial purposes?  Makes me scared to even share my renders to any social media, which kills the fun of even writing prompts...lol

By @Akiko34447422fkp4

Share low res copies.

[daniellei4510]

But not too low, at least not here. We need to see as much detail as possible if someone is looking for reasons for a rejection.