Issues with New Photoshop Express TOS

by Mark Forman on March 29, 2008

This is a screencast I did outlining some concerns I have over Adobe Photoshop Express online image service Terms of Serivce(TOS). The key is section 8 here on this page. Please read it carefully and voice your concerns to Adobe as needed. Basically, love the product as I do most of the Adobe products, but would like to see some Creative Commons licensing brought into play or at least a statement from Adobe saying they will not take our work without prior approval or negotiation to make money off of it.

Thanks to my research buddy Paul fro digging out TOS.

Update: I have been using the Photoshop Express tools on my photos from over the weekend and I'm really tickled over the result. I have been eliminating my pictures from their site once I'm done processing them. Don't know if this will help safe guard against any possible issues mentioned/questioned in there TOS section 8 but... Just thought you should know.

Final Update: here's to all of the folks on the internet that cried,"foul" over Adobe TOS issue-the recapitulated. You can see new terms here relinquishing ownership claims to rightful owners-content authors.

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  • johnpiercy

    I have problems with that TOS , my content is my content . Especially this part " you grant Adobe a worldwide, royalty-free, nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable license to use, distribute, >>>>derive revenue or other remuneration from" .

    If anyone is make money from my pictures its me ,, first ,,,,

    Thanks for sharing this mark

    jp

  • bbluesman

    John on this point it was Wayne MacPhail from our Xacti User Group that pointed out this TOS issue on Twitter. I am grateful for the heads up. I am using it with my eyes open and fully understand and agree. I think Adobe is playing with a can of worms here. I'm going to point out to EFF and Creative Commons.

  • johnpiercy

    I have problems with that TOS , my content is my content . Especially this part " you grant Adobe a worldwide, royalty-free, nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable license to use, distribute, >>>>derive revenue or other remuneration from" .

    If anyone is make money from my pictures its me ,, first ,,,,

    Thanks for sharing this mark

    jp

  • bbluesman

    John on this point it was Wayne MacPhail from our Xacti User Group that pointed out this TOS issue on Twitter. I am grateful for the heads up. I am using it with my eyes open and fully understand and agree. I think Adobe is playing with a can of worms here. I'm going to point out to EFF and Creative Commons.