Model release for silhouetted people?

[Gwen_M]

I just had an image held up because I need a model release.  I find it odd that Adobe thinks there are identifiable people here.  Of course, there's no one I can address this with at Adobe that I can tell. Funny thing is that none of these kids look anything like this anymore, the older three are legal adults and the youngest is in high school.  Am I missing something regarding what "identifiable" means?

We can't accept the image into our collection until you provide a properly completed and legibly written release for all identifiable people in your image(s) authorizing the unrestricted commercial usage of the image.

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

Children ALWAYS require parental consent to use their likeness commercially. 

Child protection laws are very strict.

[Gwen_M]

It's just interesting because another silhouette was approved without a release, one of the same kids. It's the "identifiable" part that struck me since it's a silhouette. 

[Nancy OShea]

Silhouette or not, there's no appeals process for model releases.  Reviewers' decisions are final. 

You either have model releases signed by the kids' parents or you don't.  

As for what was accepted previously, it might have been accepted wrongly by a different Reviewer.

• Model/Property Releases:
  https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/model-release.html
  https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/property-release.html
  
  

[RALPH_L]

There is always the chance, that if this image's shadows are lightend, that the children could be identified.