Use of stock vectors
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- jagara
Hey,used a stock vector illustration as part of a logo. I have tons of these, some i got from friends, some i actually paid for.
But i haven't kept track of which ones i own...
Should i worry about licences on this sort of thing? Or does nobody care?
I also recombined several images to form a single one. Is that illegal? The legal info on shutterstock for intsnce, says nothing about this..
Thoughts on this?
Thanks :)
- doesnotexist0
can you recognize the original from yours?
- monospaced0
you should be ashamed of yourself?
- Well, i drew the type myself. Illustrations are not my area...jagara
- qoob0
Obviously the license exists for a reason. It would be pretty reckless to use it in a client's logo without obtaining a license. But it should be easy enough to purchase one, right?
- I would be more scared of telling my client I used their money to buy someone else's stock drawing.monospaced
- And that there's no guarantee it's unique to them. That's a big branding no-no.monospaced
- True, but the combination of several images makes it unique.jagara
- Fax_Benson0
If it no longer looks exactly like the original and you combined it with custom type then I'm sure it's fine.
- jagara0
@Fax_Benson that's what I've been thinking.
Have any of you ever heard of stock image (or font-) companies making enquiries about licenses? I see it as HIGHLY unlikely (unless you're like a multinational corporation using their work).
I still worry, though (hence this thread)...
- doesnotexist0
as long as you've changed it in some way you should be good.
but seriously... why did you do this in the first place?!
- Fax_Benson0
I don't know for sure but I don't think they're interested - probably down to the sheer volume of stock files out there. Lots of the cheaper stock seem to be recycled anyway. If it's a complex, one-off illustration from a stock illustration site, the licenses might be different.
- It's not, it's nice and generic. But just what i needed.jagara
- mantrakid0
dont want to spark any paranoia, but depending on the stock site you got it from, they have explicit legal info about using it for corporate identity work. IE you cant create a 'brand' out of the stock image / illustration / etc. It shitty legal ground you're treading...
- Fax_Benson0
I was assuming you'd bought it.
- jagara0
Ok, will buy (again, maybe). Was more worried about the recombining of several ill's :)
- I am concerned that you are combining several pieces of iStock for identitiesmonospaced
- It's not a full identity or anything. Just a logo for some DJ.jagara