Nominating stock content for free collection: One-year vs Perpetual

[hotspurs99]

Like in past years, I got an email to opt in or renew stock content that could be added to the Adobe Stock free collection. But this year, there are 2 options: One year term and Perpetual term. I noticed that I could check an asset for BOTH one-year and perpetual. I thought they are mutually exclusive--either the asset accepted into free collection on a one-year term ($4 per asset) OR indefinitely ($10 per asset). How is it possible that I'm allowed to nominate assets for both at the same time?  Can someone please help explain the difference between the two?

[RALPH_L]

You cannt. If you check perpetual, both options are automatically clicked. But, if approved you only get $10.

[Robert McAlpine]

This is the first time I have seen the perpetual category being offered by Adobe. Presumably, if you check this box, your asset (if selected) effectively becomes the property of Adobe and you will never again be allowed to sell it.  The other thing I noticed is that the nominees include many of my top, multi-licence assets, whereas in previous years they avoided this type of asset.  The question came to me that this might be a way to effectively transfer the best earning assets over into the free collection and then into assets that only Adobe earns from.  Am I being too cynical here?    

[hotspurs99]

So "Perpetual" means forever?  There's no opting out?  I'm not sure if your top, multi-license assets were downloaded at least 4 times in the past year which is why they included them. Because according to Adobe, to protect our best-selling work, they "won’t suggest any assets that have been downloaded 4 or more times in the paid collection in the last 12 months." (quote from their email)

[Robert McAlpine]

There are lots of assets that have sold over 4 times in my group of nominated assets.  That was part of my point.  In the past, nothing that had sold over 4 times was selected and there was no perpetuial category. 

[Jill_C]

Adobe has stated in the past that they select for the Free Collection only assets which have been sold less than 5 times in the past year. You should be able to confirm that using the "My Statistics" page on  your account and querying on assets sold in the past year. Yes, you're being cynical. The one-time payment allows Adobe to use the asset in their Free Collection; it doesn't allow them to transfer them back to the non-free collection and starting earning additional revenues from them. Here's what the FAQ page says:

• Perpetual term: If any of your opted-in assets get selected, they will be added to the free collection for perpetual use. Once in the free collection, those assets won’t earn any additional royalties (since you will already have received the one-time payment per asset). The perpetual term and one-time payment will grant Adobe Stock the ability to keep the asset in the Free Collection indefinitely without subsequent payments.

[Robert McAlpine]

Yes but as I have said, there are assets that have sold 16, 12,, 10 6, and 5 times and several of these amongst the nominated assets.  That is what is confusing me.   Although you are saying that they will only select assets that have not sold 5 times, that is not the case in the assets of mine that have been nominated.  Am I the only one? 

[merrillier78181659]

The key words here are in the 'past 12 months'. You might have an asset that has sold 16 times but has only sold a few times in the past 12 months or not at all.

[Robert McAlpine]

Oh thanks - my bad - I missed the part about the past 12 months - thanks for clarifying for me.

[hotspurs99]

My confusion stemmed from the fact that I could check an asset for BOTH one-year and perpetual at the same time. If you hover your mouse over the "Perpetual" button when nominating assets, this message pops up: "Includes 1-year nomination, which you can remove if desired."  That's what confuses me. What does this message mean?

[Jill_C]

You can nominate for both the 1-year and Perpetual Free Collection, or just the 1-year Collection, or just the Perpetual Collection, or neither. If you nominate for both, I don't know how Adobe will decide which Collection to put it in. I suppose they have a budget for what they want to spend on populating the Free Collection. After all, this is a Marketing program, and its main aim is to get more Adobe Stock Paid Subscribers. 

[Jill_C]

Click on the "Learn More" link on your Contributor page to read the FAQs relating this offer which answers all your questions.