Has anyone else had these recently?

�Non-Licensable Content: We cannot accept this submission into our commercial or editorial collection, or we are no longer accepting this type of content.�

https://support.submit.shutterstock.com/s/article/Why-was-my-content-rejected-as-Non-Licensable-Content?language=en_US

I had a batch of vector illustrations rejected with this, never had this rejection before. Reading the explanation, my guess is that the reviewer (or review AI?) mis-identified one of the batch as being AI generated then automatically rejected the lot. The batch had several different styles and themes in it.

It must have been out of hand without any looking into it as I have been submitting illustrations of the same quality/ styles for years.

Really worrying that they are making this kind of mistake when the site is riddled with portfolios blatantly generated by AI by new contributors. I hope they aren�t going to rely on automated systems to weed the stuff out. It will just mean the most experience/ talented producers are going to suffer as they are ones who have had their work train the AI!

I had this rejection reason before AI times with photos of the Sacre Coeur in Paris.
Despite several attempts, always this reason for refusal. I had explained it to myself that the topic was simply saturated.

I could understand if there was any way the illustrations could fit into any of the other listed reasons. I can only think it was a weird AI related rejection in my case.

Quote from: RalfLiebhold on August 30, 2023, 04:37

I had this rejection reason before AI times with photos of the Sacre Coeur in Paris.
Despite several attempts, always this reason for refusal. I had explained it to myself that the topic was simply saturated.

It's on Shutterstock's restricted list.

Sacr�-C�r

Located in Paris, France

Interiors and exteriors are unacceptable for both commercial and editorial use

Thanks, but I don't quite understand that.
When I search on Shutterstock, I come up with 134 pages.
For 2023 also a few new editorials, but quite few.

Quote from: RalfLiebhold on August 30, 2023, 10:41

Quote from: KuriousKat on August 30, 2023, 06:13

Quote from: RalfLiebhold on August 30, 2023, 04:37

I had this rejection reason before AI times with photos of the Sacre Coeur in Paris.
Despite several attempts, always this reason for refusal. I had explained it to myself that the topic was simply saturated.

It's on Shutterstock's restricted list.

Sacr�-C�r

Located in Paris, France

Interiors and exteriors are unacceptable for both commercial and editorial use

Thanks, but I don't quite understand that.
When I search on Shutterstock, I come up with 134 pages.
For 2023 also a few new editorials, but quite few.

Mine were removed, and I was notified of the policy change by email.

I guess any that are still there will be taken down eventually.

This makes the whole thing even more whimsical.
It's been over a year since my submissions. If there are fundamental problems with licensing on the part of France, you would think that all images would be taken out immediately.

Then let's chalk this up to the usual inconsistencies with stock agencies.

I have had that rejection when (I assume) they thought my images were AI generated (they weren't). I resubmitted and they were accepted the second time.

i've had ridiculous non-licensable rejections -

• mountains in the north cascades, climbers on a generic trail
• market scenes submitted as editorial where some of a batch are approved and others rejected.

also images rejected as 'altered editorial' where only had minor PS tweaks, or blurred background and a few where there were no post-processing

maybe i shouldn't mention it, but my sacre-coeur images are still online

There are others, not a specific place, but types of images and subjects that I could upload in 2011, for example, but now they get the �Non-Licensable Content: We cannot accept this submission into our commercial or editorial collection, or we are no longer accepting this type of content.� rejection. However the old images are still up for sale.

Nice that they are protecting my interests by limiting competition? 

IS is the place that removes images. I've never had SS remove an image of mine after the fact.

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IS is the place that removes images. I've never had SS remove an image of mine after the fact.

I've had several.  One lot were after UK national trust did an (illegal as it turned out) rights grab.  Various sections of natural UK coastline images got removed (and for others).

I've also I think had clownfish with keyword Nemo removed about 4 years after upload.

They seem to do occasional database wide searches when a policy changes and remove.

Every now and again they add a place to their exclusion list and there's a purge after it.

I also had it few days ago. Editorial imaga of fountain in one Europes medieval old town.

image rejected as intellectual incontinence for box with 'heavy duty' on side

NLC

  silhouette of boat on Inle lake Burma
  Mt St Helens

Steve, at Inle Lake I get very wistful.
Have traveled the country in 2015 alone by motorbike and find the current political situation in this spiritual country with extremely hospitable people unbearable. When were you there?

This were my best seller before the coup. Now all images do not run at all and all these nice people are locked up in this country. 

Quote from: RalfLiebhold on September 06, 2023, 14:35

Quote from: cascoly on September 06, 2023, 14:06

image rejected as intellectual incontinence for box with 'heavy duty' on side

NLC

  silhouette of boat on Inle lake Burma
  Mt St Helens

At Inle Lake I get very wistful.
Have traveled the country in 2015 alone by motorcycle and find the current political situation in this spiritual with extremely hospitable people unbearable. When were you there?

This was my best seller before the coup.

last time 2015  - probably saw you.  my pix - https://cascoly.photography/search?q=inle  (lots of dupes that need to be cleaned up)

first time was 1987, just before the protests & the military coup. we were limited to a very narrow corridor but did get to Inle Lake big black market kyat was officially 8 to the $ (and you were required to change $25 & bring a Johnny Walker Red(!) for the customs agent or you'd have a long wait), but outside you could get 25-80. another currency was 505 cigarettes - packs replaced cash & were never opened

Thanks for your insights.
I can't top 1987, when I was still traveling with my parents in southern France 

Quote from: cascoly on September 06, 2023, 15:07

Quote from: RalfLiebhold on September 06, 2023, 14:35

Quote from: cascoly on September 06, 2023, 14:06

image rejected as intellectual incontinence for box with 'heavy duty' on side

NLC

  silhouette of boat on Inle lake Burma
  Mt St Helens

At Inle Lake I get very wistful.
Have traveled the country in 2015 alone by motorcycle and find the current political situation in this spiritual with extremely hospitable people unbearable. When were you there?

This was my best seller before the coup.

last time 2015  - probably saw you.  my pix - https://cascoly.photography/search?q=inle  (lots of dupes that need to be cleaned up)

first time was 1987, just before the protests & the military coup. we were limited to a very narrow corridor but did get to Inle Lake big black market kyat was officially 8 to the $ (and you were required to change $25 & bring a Johnny Walker Red(!) for the customs agent or you'd have a long wait), but outside you could get 25-80. another currency was 505 cigarettes - packs replaced cash & were never opened

Thanks for your insights.
I can't top 1987, when I was still traveling with my parents in southern France 

i got a late start - was 30 before i started international travel., in the 80sx i led 5 treks to Nepal with extensions to Burma & India