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Shutterstock Question

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  • 15-10-2012 2:25pm
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    stevie_b
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭


    When purchasing an image from Shutterstock, is the image then removed from the Shutterstock website, and do you then own the image? Or do you just purchase the right to use the image? (just thinking of a scenario where two similar companies happen to purchase the same image from shutterstock for a logo, resulting in identical logo's...)


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    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,518 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    My understanding is that you get non-exclusive royalty free access to the image.


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    flanree
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭flanree


    5uspect is right, they can continue to sell the image. I think the idea is that you start from their image and customize it yourself to make it exclusive. I know a design co in Wexford that bought a logo image there and just added their company name below it for their logo. The same image is still available to purchase.


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    ado100
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭ado100


    As above: you get to use the image but they still own it and can continue to sell non-exclusive rights to as many people as they like. Most image libraries will allow you to buy exclusive rights to an image but it's hugely expensive, be prepared to re-mortgage your house to pay for it!


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    peejay1986
    Registered Users Posts: 1,756 ✭✭✭peejay1986


    ado100 wrote: »
    As above: you get to use the image but they still own it and can continue to sell non-exclusive rights to as many people as they like. Most image libraries will allow you to buy exclusive rights to an image but it's hugely expensive, be prepared to re-mortgage your house to pay for it!

    This.

    The option is often available for you to buy exclusive use of the image, but this would only be done in extreme cases.


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    Scruffles
    Registered Users Posts: 955 ✭✭✭Scruffles


    stevie_b wrote: »
    When purchasing an image from Shutterstock, is the image then removed from the Shutterstock website, and do you then own the image? Or do you just purchase the right to use the image? (just thinking of a scenario where two similar companies happen to purchase the same image from shutterstock for a logo, resulting in identical logo's...)
    have a look at flickrs creative commons search-
    http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/by-2.0/
    may be able to find pictures just as useful for free-providing stick to the rules of their CC.


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    xtinataguba
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭xtinataguba


    Scruffles wrote: »
    have a look at flickrs creative commons search-
    http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/by-2.0/
    may be able to find pictures just as useful for free-providing stick to the rules of their CC.

    right!


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