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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: donding on December 15, 2010, 19:34

Title: Aren't car photos and illustrations a no no on iStock??
Post by: donding on December 15, 2010, 19:34

Isn't it considered copyright infringement to use photos of cars or illustrations of a car likeness according to iStock? I just found these under the agency collection which was uploaded in 2-2009.
http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-8530566-sports-car.php (http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-8530566-sports-car.php)
I'm not picking on the person, his port is full of them and extremely good in my opinion, but just wondering why it was put in Agency if this is against their policy. Is it because they are 3d render?

Title: Re: Aren't car photos and illustrations a no no on iStock??
Post by: Blufish on December 15, 2010, 19:36

It could be because they are rendered and not a recognizable brand of car, at least by me.

Title: Re: Aren't car photos and illustrations a no no on iStock??
Post by: cathyslife on December 15, 2010, 19:39

Are they actual cars or did the person who did the render design it? If they did, I guess they wouldn't be infringing on any car manufacturers design.

edit: Blufish beat me to it

Title: Re: Aren't car photos and illustrations a no no on iStock??
Post by: donding on December 15, 2010, 20:03

Kinda sorta looks like the new corvette to me....but I guess since it's a 3D render it's ok. Some of those look like a Mazda also.

Title: Re: Aren't car photos and illustrations a no no on iStock??
Post by: vonkara on December 15, 2010, 21:19

removed... I misunderstood

Title: Re: Aren't car photos and illustrations a no no on iStock??
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on December 15, 2010, 21:23

Mark designs his own car models.

Title: Re: Aren't car photos and illustrations a no no on iStock??
Post by: donding on December 15, 2010, 21:58

Quote from: sjlocke on December 15, 2010, 21:23

Mark designs his own car models.

He does one good job because those look so real. I only wish I had his talent.
So the way I understand it is because they are renders, then they accept them because they are generic in a sense.

Title: Re: Aren't car photos and illustrations a no no on iStock??
Post by: hoi ha on December 15, 2010, 23:39

he's also an employee of IS - nuff said ...