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Hi James,
I am sorry to hear that you feel such way, we at Adobe try to provide a great experience to our customers.
When you use a watermarked preview image or video and then license the asset, the watermark is removed and you receive the asset in its highest available resolution.
You may also refer to Common Questions, Adobe Stock for more information.
Also, you may refer to the post: I've downloaded my 10 free images and they all have the Adobe watermark on them, so I can't use them. Why do they have a… for more details.
Feel free to update this thread in case of any additional questions.
Regards,
Twarita