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January 20, 2022
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Rejected for intellectual property

  • January 20, 2022
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I have two photos rejected for intelletual property reason. I thought the person (my wife) were small with sunglass and not recognizable. 

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Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 20, 2022

Keep in mind that whatever you submit to Stock must be legally free and clear for COMMERCIAL use.  The RV design & artwork are instantly recognizable.  So while suitable for posting on social media, it's not OK for Stock.

 

See related links below:

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/terminology-and-importance-of-copyright.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/model-release.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/property-release.html

 

 

 

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Legend
January 20, 2022

Important to realise there are two types of release:

1. MODEL release - for a human who would be recognisable or know themselves (of course, your wife would recognise herself in this picture, and Adobe cannot assume it is your wife!)

2. IP release - for everything created by a human less than 100 years old (a little oversimplified, but take that as your starting point). IP releases will be impossible for many things; vehicles can rarely be included.

reedesign1912
Inspiring
January 20, 2022

Also, I noticed that you have a sensor spot on both images that would need to be removed.

 

Rob R, Photographer
reedesign1912
Inspiring
January 20, 2022

You'd definitely need a model release from your wife.  But the other IP violations include the Nike swoosh on her clothes and the "Sunseeker" on the side of the RV.  On a side note, you should also rotate the photo with the RV to get the horizon level - it looks odd with the rock formations on an angle.

 

Looks like a great place to be right now though.  🙂

Rob R, Photographer