Hello,

I upload photos on Unsplash.com and also sell photos on CreativeMarket.com - not for a living, just as a "hobby". I was wondering - are people legally allowed to modify my photos from Unsplash and SELL them on sites like CreativeMarket.com? I have seen a lot of my photos in print templates like business cards or flyers which are offered for sale and contribute to the product. These photos are also included in the download files - not just the preview images. While this seems to be a "grey area" (or totally legally - since it is CC0...) what if people start selling modified or unmodified versions of my photos as "stand-alone" versions in the photo category? Besides the ethical aspect - would this be legal? I asked in the CreativeMarket forum, but did not get a satisfying answer.

Thanks in advance!

-Tom

Yes.

You can buy the copyright of a photo from someone. Once you own the copyright you can do whatever you want with that photo, including licensing it as stock.

There are people who well buyout the copyrights for someone's stock portfolio and then license the photos themselves.

What would be the best way to find those people? In my opinion it's just a game of numbers. I'm really fast with photo-editing in Lightroom and have some strong sales already. I just don't find that much time to travel/take photos anymore, that's why this idea popped into my head...

Hello,

... it's more a general question out of curiosity: Is it legally possible to buy stock-photos from an individual or company with the rights to resell them in their original or modified form? I'm not talking about resale-rights for putting the photo on a mug and selling the mug but for resale rights for the photo (as it is).

Thanks in advance
-Tom