Copyright Infringement - Support

At Vecteezy, we respect the intellectual property rights of others and we expect our users and contributors to do the same.

If you believe someone has uploaded content to Vecteezy that infringes upon your copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights, please let us know by sending us an infringement notice via our online Support form.

If you are reporting a copyright infringement on Vecteezy, please provide additional information about the file or contributor profile that is suspected of copyright infringement:

• an attachment, a URL, a screen capture, or something that visually displays the original of each individual file;
• links, documents, or proof of details on copyright infringement or duplicate artwork;
  Vecteezy profile or image detail page;
• if possible, please also include the original file, such as a camera RAW (photo), Adobe Illustrator or .ai file (vector) as additional proof

Copyright notices concerning content posted on Vecteezy must provide clear information about the location of the alleged infringing work. For identification purposes, complete information about your copyright or other intellectual property is required in addition to your contact information (name, physical address, and email address).

What if I find my files on a different platform, like iStock, Shutterstock or AdobeStock?

Unfortunately, there isn't much support that Vecteezy can provide if a contributor is requesting removal of a contributor profile on another platform - like iStock, Shutterstock, or AdobeStock. Vecteezy is limited in terms of our actions against users on other platforms.

What we suggest for contributors who have discovered this issue on Shutterstock, is the following:

1. Review the Shutterstock support page with additional information regarding next steps for a contributor who believes their content is being infringed upon:

https://www.shutterstock.com/terms/dmca-notice

2. Draft an email to Shutterstock, outlining the specific instances where intellectual property has been infringed upon. Sample email below:

To whom it may concern,

I am contacting you today regarding a potential copyright or intellectual property infringement associated with a contributor account on the Shutterstock platform.

As per https://www.shutterstock.com/terms/dmca-notice I'm providing the following information:

Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.

URL sample - https://www.vecteezy.com/file123456

Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the Shutterstock to locate the material.

URL sample - https://www.shutterstock.com/image

URL sample - https://www.shutterstock.com/image

Information reasonably sufficient to permit the Shutterstock to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.

Contributor Full Name

Contributor Email Address

Contributor Address - City/State/Country + Postal Code

A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

The Shutterstock contributor account identified above has downloaded copyrighted intellectual property from another website (vecteezy.com) and are attempting to pass these files off as their own works and collect royalties through Shutterstock subscribers and customers.

A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

I, {Contributor name}, am the copyright owner. I have good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted materials described above and contained on the service are not authorized by me, the copyright owner. I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. I understand that Shutterstock will provide the user who uploaded the content at issue with a copy of this report.

I look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

-{Contributor name}

3. Send the finalized email (above) to [e-mail] and wait for a response.

Shutterstock is very responsive and assuming all of the information you provide to them is accurate, they are normally very quick to takedown content that is being infringed upon.

What we suggest for contributors who have discovered this issue on AdobeStock, is the following:

1. Review the AdobeStock support page: https://www.adobe.com/ca/legal/dmca.html
2. Fill out the online form to report the intellectual property infringement to AdobeStock - https://forms.adobe.com/200927573206050

AdobeStock is also very responsive to copyright infringement requests. Be sure to provide as much detail as possible in your infringement notice so that their team of experts can assist you quickly.