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Agency Based Discussion => 123RF => Topic started by: Steveball on August 16, 2016, 08:31

Title: New rejection reason
Post by: Steveball on August 16, 2016, 08:31
For 2 illustrations for the UK leaving Europe/Brexit -

Image Unsuitable as Stock Photo / Too Offensive / Improper for General Viewing

Offensive flags! The fun of it all.
Title: Re: New rejection reason
Post by: BaldricksTrousers on August 16, 2016, 09:28
Someone's probably touchy about "insulting a flag".  Burning American ones is a popular pastime in some parts of the world. Can we see the imgages somewhere?
Title: Re: New rejection reason
Post by: jazz42 on August 16, 2016, 13:17
These guys sometimes work in mysterious ways...

Clearly my weirdest rejection was this one (submitted to bigstock): http://www.istockphoto.com/dk/photo/christmas-card-gnomes-in-front-of-their-cosy-home-gm523645455-51340414?st=b15a71f (http://www.istockphoto.com/dk/photo/christmas-card-gnomes-in-front-of-their-cosy-home-gm523645455-51340414?st=b15a71f)

I was asked for a property release!!!
I did ask the "owners" VERY politely, but I was met with a wall of silence  ;D
Title: Re: New rejection reason
Post by: Steveball on August 17, 2016, 03:36
There is a light leak on a UK flag so I guess they thought it was flames! Accepted everywhere else. No sleep lost.
Title: Re: New rejection reason
Post by: Microstockphoto on August 17, 2016, 12:45
jazz42, you actually need a property release for that image. bigstock was right to reject it without one
Title: Re: New rejection reason
Post by: lostintimeline on August 17, 2016, 18:17
Jazz44 maybe they don't speak English  ;D ;D
Title: Re: New rejection reason
Post by: jazz42 on August 17, 2016, 23:34
Quote from: Microstockphoto on August 17, 2016, 12:45
jazz42, you actually need a property release for that image. bigstock was right to reject it without one

Yes, I found out after asking them. Its handcraft and therefore considered a form of art from which you need the permission of the artist (I did the background/home). I just thought is was rather hilarious at first and suspected that it was some form of auto-rejection as I had the word "home" in the title and as keyword.