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Agency Based Discussion => GLStock => Topic started by: Goofy on April 06, 2014, 09:39

Title: Rejections due to trade mark issues
Post by: Goofy on April 06, 2014, 09:39
Just had a whole batch of United States Silver coins rejected by GL for the following reasons-

"Image possibly infringes on copyright, trademark, other intellectual property or privacy rights, or the image is deemed as Editorial Only and cannot be sold as Creative Royalty Free. Do not resubmit."


Title: Re: Rejections due to trade mark issues
Post by: Mantis on April 06, 2014, 10:17
Agencies are starting to get anal about that kind of stuff. If I shoot any money subjects it's not the primary subject and, where possible, it's thrown out of focus.
Title: Re: Rejections due to trade mark issues
Post by: Goofy on April 06, 2014, 12:23
so much for 'Money Shots'  :)

Title: Re: Rejections due to trade mark issues
Post by: ComfortEagle2095 on April 06, 2014, 14:31
It's ignorance on the part of the reviewer.  US coins and currency isn't trademarked. 
Title: Re: Rejections due to trade mark issues
Post by: pancaketom on April 06, 2014, 14:44
As far as I know GL has never accepted them.
Title: Re: Rejections due to trade mark issues
Post by: Goofy on April 06, 2014, 14:47
As far as I know GL has never accepted them.


Funny, I have several on them on there (See URL below for sample). I wrote GL this morning thus will post their response once I get one to the MSG folks...

http://graphicleftovers.com/graphic/wheat-pennies-3065/ (http://graphicleftovers.com/graphic/wheat-pennies-3065/)
Title: Re: Rejections due to trade mark issues
Post by: Mantis on April 06, 2014, 16:55
As far as I know GL has never accepted them.


Funny, I have several on them on there (See URL below for sample). I wrote GL this morning thus will post their response once I get one to the MSG folks...

[url]http://graphicleftovers.com/graphic/wheat-pennies-3065/[/url] ([url]http://graphicleftovers.com/graphic/wheat-pennies-3065/[/url])


Be careful, they may end up deactivating those accepted images!!
Title: Re: Rejections due to trade mark issues
Post by: Goofy on April 06, 2014, 19:30
never sold anyway  8)