In a PetaPixel article dated June 18, 2024 you can view videos explaining Apple’s clarification of its new terms of service. Those terms have caused a ruckus for the last month, so Apple was compelled to smooth things over. But strikingly, they probably made even more obvious what they are doing to users and how.
Side note, it takes lawyers three videos to “splain” they are doing nothing nefarious with your created material. But there is a catch of sorts. Listen to their third video carefully and you should note the actual crux of the issue, and that is this: when creatives assign a software application the job of performing certain conveniences they may be adding risk of content misappropriation. Let me explain.
Can you post a new photo to Behance? Do you know how to do that? Why would you ask Adobe Creative Suite or Creative Cloud to do that for you? Because it’s easier right? It’s a convenience. Adobe and other companies understand that adding conveniences may add product value. And that is the crux of the issue. When you ask a company or ask their products and services to do something on your behalf (in this case because they make it so easy – and you like that), be aware that you are assigning rights to that company in exchange for the convenience. The convenience is not free. There is an exchange taking place between you and the company.
Companies like Adobe may never do something untoward, or malicious, or even negligent with your images. But they don’t tell you each an every machination behind their processes, and therefore it is possible that if they leave an “opportunity” of access to nefarious operators, a fourth party may one day steal or misuse your creative product. That’s all.
When you ask or let companies provide you with a convenience, there is a price to be paid, even when it’s not obvious. In this case, it is the assigning of rights. So be aware.
Consider other software and hardware products before you go along with everyone else.