I have 2500 photographs on my computer and like the instant poster download for these photographs however, I would not like it if the purchaser could turn around and resell the photo prints. I am assuming that the customer can share the poster on Facebook to their website, as blog banners and I am fine with that. But reselling the photo printed posters… would be a conflict of interest for Zazzle and for the creator of the instant downloaded posters. Just let me know if there are any restrictions on the poster downloads or if the purchaser is free to use them commercially.
Once someone purchases something you have no control over what they do with it. They can resell it or claim the art is theirs etc. Its not legal and it violates the personal use license but i think we all know that not everyone honors those sorts of things…
As I said I am familiar with stock photos, but even there they have restrictions on the downloads…might be better to do the instant download so that it looks like a poster, download it with a frame on it…and restrict the size so that it’s not a banner…or maybe if the resolution is not the best. just saying
The license is personal use only but inevitably somebody will violate those terms. I am approaching this with the assumption that somebody will violate the license at some point and therefore not putting up anything that is a labor of love that took me a long time to make.
and where does it inform the customer that the license if for personal use? Know that I am well aware of the theft and violation of copyright and if people wanted to do that they certainly could take a screenshot of my product image now. I have sold a few posters and canvas prints, and think that overall people would prefer a download to share with family and friends…I thought it would be good to download the poster in a frame so that it actually looks like a poster rather than a banner. What do you think of this suggestion?
The statement that the image is for personal use only is on the product page in the Instant Downloads section. It has License bolded so it shouldn’t be missed.
I don’t think making a frame around the poster is a good idea. It won’t stop misuse because it can be easily cropped out. But it will make the image look worse and less saleable.
I really feel this should be explained more without someone having to click through. Such as “For personal use only and digital and printed works using this artwork MAY NOT BE RESOLD IN ANY WAY.”
It’s too easy for someone who is not familiar with licensing to think “It is for my personal use to sell in my business.”
It would defeat the purpose of allowing a poster download if it wasn’t poster sized…. If you opt in for this, yes you are relying on the scruples of the purchaser to abide with the personal use license you are giving them.
I reread the Digital Download information, this is stated in the download information from Zazzle: (When a customer purchases an Instant Download, they will receive a Download License (see our User Agreement) to your content allowing them to edit the template, download the file to their device, share, and print). – If a person wanted to purchase the poster there wouldn’t be a reason to download the poster. If a person wanted to share a poster from Zazzle they could use the link. Being able to edit a poster, the poster can be posted on a website or blog and resold. I waited to late to opt out of ‘Instant Downloads’. I received an email from Zazzle a few days ago, I would need to go to each individual poster and click ‘Disable Instant Download’ if I see downloadable at the bottom of it.
I think each individual will need to carefully decide whether to enable or disable. I for one have enabled some products for DD and left others for print only. I have created artwork that has taken hours and had to make the decision. Anything that takes a lot of time and is invaluable to me then I think twice about it.
I’ve been puzzling over the inclusion of posters in digital downloads. Most people don’t have printers that can handle them, so what will the customer do with them?
Good point. Unless they are going to take it to an office supply store and get it printed more cheaply and not have to pay shipping. But I don’t think anyone would save enough on one poster to make that whole rigamarole worthwhile. It takes TIME to drive to an office supply store and find parking, and try to find someone in the store who will wait on you and choose a sunny day so you are not bringing your poster to the car in the pouring rain. So I too am confused as to why posters are being offered for digital download.
Thanks for sharing the Lic information…you must have the Beta of the download. I am okay with that personal license…but would like it to go one step further to state no resale on other websites like Shutterstock… doesn’t hurt to reiterate.
Reading the terms for instant downloads and then reading the refund policy made my hair stand on end, particularly in the realm of posters. I’d rather not sell them at all than put them so easily into the hands of thieves. Even without the possibility of refunds, there are groups out there in the wild who can buy one poster and share it, and then it’s spread all over the place. I witnessed this on a small scale when selling video effects–small because it required those same people to get the necessary software illegally. Which they did. Combining this experience with the knowledge that ethics on the internet aren’t all that good, I’ve decided to take all my posters off the downloadable list.
