As always with this kind of things, there are some questionmarks concerning the terms of use. It seems Adobe has the right to use pictures stored after editing for their own purposes, without the need of asking for permission or compensate the owner.
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I don't think that that is really an issue for most spotters and amateur photographers as they hardly ever sell anything. Some might but 90% does this merely for the fun of it.
Lieuwe wrote:I don't think that that is really an issue for most spotters and amateur photographers as they hardly ever sell anything. Some might but 90% does this merely for the fun of it.
That's not the point. The point is: are you prepared to give someone else a license to sell your photos, forever, with no limits at all, without a single cent ever coming your way..? But as said, the terms are changing already. Wow, that's a lot like the Demand Media ToU for A.net, isn't it?