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Hello,
I was browsing through your 'Free' stock images assuming they'd all be public domain. However, I noticed that they all seem to have the 'Standard License', which to my understanding means they can't be used in a commercial project (in this instance a book that would be commercially available).
The part I'm confused about is there doesn't seem to be any way of licensing these free images on an Enhanced or Extended license - is that correct? If there is a way, how would you get the different license?
Thanks for your help
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Which part of the standard license seems to say you can't use them in a commercial project? We aren't lawyers, but we might be able to point out something you missed.
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This is the bit that seems to cover being able to use an image commercially:
'Asset may be used in merchandise, templates, or other products for resale*'
This is only ticked for 'Extended License', so my understanding would be you can only use an image for 'resale' when you have an Extended License. The options available for Standard License cover things which aren't commercial (an advert is used to sell something that's commercial but the advert is not commercial itself because no one pays you for it).
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@Wilson23342775c5ab I think the difference is whether the image is the primary item for sale or the book. If you are using the image for a book cover, it's not really the primary item for sale - the actual book is. Note, there are limitations of 500,000 copies too for standard licenses.
Again, this is just my opinion and interpretation.
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Never mind - I'd only looked at the 'License Comparison' table and not the information under it. My mistake, and thanks for your response
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The free assets are available under the standard license.
Most Adobe Stock photos, vectors, and illustrations come with a Standard license. With a Standard license, you may:
With a Standard license, you may not:
Take a look here to compare the license types: https://stock.adobe.com/ca/license-terms#standardLicenses
If you need the Enhanced or Extended license, you would need to purchase the asset.
I hope this helps, and please remember as @Test Screen Name said, we aren't lawyers, nor Adobe Employees. Just interpreting Adobe's Free offers and licensing as we understand them.
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That's great, thanks - I stopped at the 'License Comparison' table and didn't read below it - my mistake!