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bullet Use of images
bullet Stock art, clip art, and photographs
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Stock art, clip art, and photographs
Any digital images, stock photographs, clip art, or other artistic work (collectively "images") delivered with any Adobe product may be used in accordance with the rights set out in the End-User License Agreement that ships with that Adobe product. If your intended use falls within the terms of the End-User License Agreement or other product documentation, further written permission is not required.

Please note that images contained on Adobe product boxes may not be used except as provided in the guidelines for box shots.

Any use of images delivered with an Adobe product and not provided for in the End-User License Agreement, requires written permission from Adobe. In some instances, images included in the Adobe products may be owned by a third party and licensed under terms different than those contained in the Adobe End-User License Agreement. Under these circumstances, the Terms of Use for third-party images are stated in ReadMe or text files associated with that image. If you are seeking to use third-party images or content outside the scope permitted in the terms of the ReadMe or text files, please contact the copyright owner directly for permission. It is unlikely that Adobe will be able to grant permission beyond that contained in the End-User License Agreement due to contractual restrictions, third-party rights, and other intellectual property restraints.

If you are still interested in requesting special permission for an Adobe image, please complete the online form and submit your request by e-mail. Please allow two weeks for your request to be processed.

Under no circumstances will Adobe license the reproduction, distribution, or modification of any third-party images displayed on Adobe.com. See use of material displayed on Adobe.com for further details.

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Box shots
Adobe product box shots are complete images of Adobe product boxes. You may not use Adobe box shots on third-party software packaging, but you may use box shots without Adobe's written permission in advertising, on documentation (including educational brochures), in tutorial books, in videotapes or on Web sites, provided you adhere to the following guidelines:
1. Your use may not be obscene or pornographic, and may not be disparaging, defamatory, or libelous to Adobe, any of its products, or any other person or entity.
2. Your use may not directly or indirectly imply Adobe sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of your product or service.
3. You may not use the box shot in a comparative advertisement.
4. You may not use any of Adobe's box shots as a link to your Web site. See linking to Adobe's Web site for proper linking guidelines.
5. You may not alter the box shot in any way except to resize the entire box shot. Your use must contain the entire box shot. Any images contained within the box shot (i.e., the Photoshop eye, the Illustrator Venus, LiveMotion rocket) cannot be used independently of the entire box shot.
6. The box shot is not the most prominent visual element on the material where the box shot is displayed. Your company name and logo, your product, and/or your graphics should be significantly larger than the box shot.
7. You must include the following copyright attribution statement: "Adobe product box shot(s) reprinted with permission from Adobe Systems Incorporated."
8. If your use includes references to an Adobe product, the full name of the product must be referenced at the first and most prominent mention (Adobe® Photoshop®). When referencing any Adobe trademarks, please mark with a ™ or ® as indicated in the Adobe trademark database for general distribution. If you are distributing materials exclusively in Japan, please contact Adobe for a copy of the appropriate Adobe trademark information for Japan.
9. If your use includes references to any Adobe trademarks, you should include the following trademark attribution statement: "[List of marks used, with "Adobe" first, if used, followed by other Adobe marks used, in alphabetical order] are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries."

If your use meets the above criteria, no further written permission is required. For use by the press in articles or other news reports, please go to the Adobe Press Room. All other uses require written permission from Adobe, including use of box shots in or on a television program, movie, or commercial. If written permission is required, please complete the online form and submit your request by e-mail to permissions@adobe.com. Please allow two weeks for your request to be processed.

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Screen shots
Screen shots are individual print screens contained within Adobe software applications. For an example of a screen shot, click here. You may use screen shots in advertising, on documentation (including educational brochures), in tutorial books, in videotapes, or on Web sites, provided you adhere to the following guidelines:
1. Your use may not be obscene or pornographic, and may not be disparaging, defamatory, or libelous to Adobe, any of its products, or any other person or entity.
2. Your use may not directly or indirectly imply Adobe sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of your product or service.
3. You may not use the screen shot in a comparative advertisement.
4. You may not alter the screen shot in any way except to resize the screen shot. Your use must contain the entire screen shot. You may not use portions of the screen shots and no portions of a screen shot may be included in your product user interface.
5. You may not use screen shots from Adobe beta products or other products that have not been commercially released by Adobe.
6. You may not use screen shots that contain third-party content.
7. You must include the following copyright attribution statement: "Adobe product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Adobe Systems Incorporated."
8. If your use includes references to an Adobe product, the full name of the product must be referenced at the first and most prominent mention (Adobe® GoLive®). When referencing any Adobe trademarks, please mark with a ™ or ® as indicated in the Adobe trademark database for general distribution. If you are distributing materials exclusively in Japan, please contact Adobe for a copy of the appropriate Adobe Trademark information for Japan.
9. If your use includes references to any Adobe trademarks, you should include the following trademark attribution statement: "[List of marks used, with "Adobe" first, if used, followed by other Adobe marks used, in alphabetical order] are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries."
10. Screen shots must be reproduced in their entirety. Permission may be given in certain limited circumstances, however, to use specific portions of a screen shot. For permission to use a screen shot in this manner, click here.

If your use meets the above criteria, no further written permission is required. For use by the press in articles or other news reports, please go to the Adobe Press Room. All other uses require written permission from Adobe, including use of screen shots in or on a television program, movie, or commercial. If further written permission is required, please complete the online form and submit your request by e-mail . Please allow two weeks for your request to be processed.
Please note that Adobe cannot give permission for use of any third-party content (artwork) that may be contained within an Adobe screen shot. To determine whether an image contained within an Adobe screen shot belongs to a third party, please refer to the guidelines on stock art, clip art, and photographs.

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Use of material displayed on Adobe.com
All uses of material displayed on adobe.com are governed by the terms and conditions contained therein. Please see Terms of Use for additional information and specific use guidelines.

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Materials available on the Adobe Press Room site
Please send any requests for use of press releases, press materials, or other materials found on the Adobe Press Room Web site, to adobepr@adobe.com.

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Use of Adobe product user guides
Adobe does not object to your use of Adobe product user guides for educational purposes, provided the following guidelines are adhered to:
1. Your use may not be obscene or pornographic, and may not be disparaging, defamatory, or libelous to Adobe, any of its products, or any other person or entity.
2. Your use may not directly or indirectly imply Adobe sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of your product or service.
3. You reproduce no more than two chapters of the product user guide, and such chapters may only be distributed to your students for educational purposes. The copyright page of the product user guide must accompany such documents.
4. You may not alter the Adobe product user guide or any material contained therein in any way.
5. You must include the following copyright attribution statement: "© (Copyright symbol) (year) with express permission from Adobe Systems Incorporated" in a conspicuous location with the materials.

If your use meets the above criteria, no further written permission is required. All other use of instructional materials requires written permission. Please complete the online form and submit your request by e-mail. Please allow two weeks for your request to be processed.

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