In a tight industry, this is inexcusable. Up yours, Adobe . Artists… | Warren Leonhardt (2025)

This is the kind of stuff that large companies and studios need to address as soon as possible and correct. This is the way we crush the creative spirit that's divinely given to all of us and in great measure to the likes of people like Brian Kesinger. AI has many benefits and can increase productivity, but we must be considerate of the human spirit in our pursuit of modernity. The younger generation is already struggling to believe they can create something unique in this world and thrive...#Ai #aiart #animation #animationart #animationstudio #conceptdesign #adobe

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#adobearttheft has taken on many meanings:• selling pirate AI outputs on Stock• using said pirate AI outputs in Firefly• using works licensed for *selling* on Stock to instead prepare directly competing derivatives, without warning nor opt-out• sneaking AI opt-ins into the Creative Suite of tools and Cloud storage• extending ToS to prepare derivatives of everything on CloudOne would think detecting AI outputs mislabeled as real artwork, with “by <artist name>” that doesn’t match the seller would be simple to automatically flag for a ban.As selling it is effectively fraud.PSA: Anyone from anywhere can report fraudulent listings and marketplaces like this to reportfraud.ftc.gov#derivativeai

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This is precisely what we are concerned about.

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How does one move away from Adobe products when companies won't hire you without them? I'd love to use alternatives, but it's at the point where unless I keep using things like Animate, After Effects, etc. I (and a lot of artists) won't qualify for a good amount of job listings these days because businesses won't budge on which software they want employees to use.Also even if you move away from their apps, they still snagged "permission" from all of their users to scrape all of their existing projects from their app usage, so they'll still have millions of works to take from. (Which works do they actually have access to? Unless they have hidden features that let them grab your work from your private work not on their Cloud storage, I don't know how they could manage it.)

CONTROVESIAL. Behind an artist's work, we can find a particular point of view, a dense philosophy, and the honest human need to create. Yes, maybe the need for money can be there, too. The style is also partly the result of a unique set of skills and even limitations of the artist himself.A finished work of art condenses itself hours of solitude, dilemmas, meditation, and attention to detail. Sometimes, it can also entail sacrifices or suffering, joy or a strong sense of self-realization, and the indomitable desire to make evident what only existed in "our" mind.On the other hand, we have the overwhelming "artistic" results of AI. Thousands demand works based on the original work and style of those who create for a living. Now millions of 'prompters' can saturate the market, social networks and the Internet with billions of soulless imitations with great ease and just because.But why "create" artificially? Why ask AI to copy the style and subjects of others? Because the absence of inspiration is enormous in the vast majority of cases. Because the interest in creating something original and transcendent is not in everyone. Because in this society of scrolling, swiping, and zapping, what matters if the result is worth it? Only because prompting is not a crime, and even more so because the application will never say no.Artistic development was once one of the most evident and exclusive characteristics of the human being. So what led us to forget about it? Why do we end up preferring to leave this particularity in the "hands" of insensitive processors? Is this one more sign of our already patent dehumanization?#Art #Originality #Copyright #Essence #Humankind #HumanDNA

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Relative to the wild dance going on between AI and IP, past tech-IP issues (e.g., sampling and home recording) seem like quaint skirmishes:

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Adobe also changed it's terms of use to the detriment of autors and creators. Especially companies using Adobe's #DAM solutions should contact their legal teams as the new terms of use enable Adobe to use all data saved on Adobe's platform to train #ai models. #B2B #Data #datasecurity #copyright

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A warning to designers — as Adobe becomes the Amazon of imagery, they risk some of the same reputational risks as knockoffs sneak into their marketplace. The asset in the post below is likely to be "recalled" by Adobe, in which case everyone using it is legally obligated to remove it everywhere it is used — on shelf, wherever. Could be costly.This underscores how important it is to read and understand all of Adobe's terms of use, end to end. There are at least five of them, and they have been updated in significant ways at least once a year for the last several years.

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It's disheartening to see Adobe selling AI-generated imagery, especially when it undermines genuine creativity. As I discussed in my recent blog post on nurturing creativity in the digital age, it's crucial to distinguish between using AI as a tool to enhance artistic expression and relying on it to replace authentic creative efforts. We must support real artists and ensure that AI serves to augment, not diminish, the value of human creativity. Read more about my thoughts on this topic here: https://lnkd.in/dEaeVZrz

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