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 10/27/2010 11:41:18 AM · #1
So I went an air show last weekend and had a few shots of the Thunderbirds that came out really good. Submitted them to a bunch of stock sites.

One has already rejected them for trade marks / copy rights. As far as I know the Thunderbirds are owned by the government and are not trade marked / copy righted (a search of some of the stock sites will show a bunch of photos of them).

What really confused me is one site took one of them and rejected the other for trade mark / copy right. How can one be ok by them and the other not?

Have never submitted this kind of photo before and did research it before submitted and knew that I was ok. Only reason I submitted them is because I got two very unique photos that I can find nothing like on the internet.

10/27/2010 11:44:19 AM · #2
I think sometimes stock sites just pick their rejection reasons out of a hat. I've run into copyright issues with the stupidest things. I had to remove a sign from the top of a building on a Philadelphia skyline shot once. Anyway, just rambling, not really giving you an answer.
 10/27/2010 11:47:38 AM · #3
Different people reviewing the pics perhaps?

I submitted some pics to Istockphoto for them to review and accept me as a contributor. One of the pics that passed, I then later submitted for sale. This one, I think:


On the actual submission, they claimed it to be flawed and not suitable, and no they would not give me the opportunity to correct those flaws.

I think there are different reviewers and just like voting on DPC, they have different opinions. I also think they reject a lot of photos not for real flaws, but because they are cherry picking what they think will sell best. So they give vague and common rejection reasons.
 10/28/2010 01:11:49 PM · #4
The airplanes maybe owned by the government but the manufacture still has a trade marks / copy rights. You could submit these types of images as editorials. Are the registration numbers or pilots visible? Any other identifiable markings?
 10/30/2010 10:41:35 AM · #5
While government names and symbols like Thunderbirds may not be copyrighted, there may still be restrictions such as for advertising. If you submit them for rights-managed or editorial only, you may get a better reception.

We can't expect all agencies to act the same. They are individuals too. And some reviewers are not the brightest or most knowledgeable. (Some are downright idiots.) Also, they operate in slightly different environments, tend to serve slightly different markets, etc. That's a good reason to upload to as many agencies as possible, but you probably knew that already.
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