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Sources · Stock & content
Stock images, video and music. Shutterstock's main licence page blocked automated fetching; answers come from its contributor help article and need manual verification against the full licence.
Can I use it in commercial work?
You buy a royalty-free licence, not ownership.
“When customers download content from Shutterstock they are purchasing a royalty free license, they do not purchase ownership or exclusive rights to the content.”
Can I use it in work I make for a client?
Licence page blocked automated fetching; needs manual verification.
Can I use it in a logo?
Listed as not allowed under Standard or Enhanced.
“Using content as a logo or trademark”
Can a logo made with it be registered as a trademark?
Listed as not allowed under Standard or Enhanced.
“Using content as a logo or trademark”
Can I use it on merchandise or products I sell?
Enhanced allows merchandise; Standard doesn't.
“Enhanced License allows images to be used for merchandise, Standard License does not”
Can I use it on a website (live text or web embedding)?
Licence page blocked automated fetching; needs manual verification.
Can I embed it in an app or software?
Licence page blocked automated fetching; needs manual verification.
Can I use it in social posts, video or broadcast?
Licence page blocked automated fetching; needs manual verification.
Can I use it in paid advertising?
Licence page blocked automated fetching; needs manual verification.
Can I use or embed it in ebooks and PDFs?
Licence page blocked automated fetching; needs manual verification.
Can I give the font/asset files to my client?
Licence page blocked automated fetching; needs manual verification.
How many people or devices does it cover?
Licence page blocked automated fetching; needs manual verification.
What happens to my work if I cancel or stop paying?
Licence page blocked automated fetching; needs manual verification.
Can I modify it?
Licence page blocked automated fetching; needs manual verification.
What does it say about AI (output ownership, training, indemnity)?
Licence page blocked automated fetching; needs manual verification.
“Standard License limits the number of copies that can be made of an image, there is no limit with an Enhanced License”
Quotes are copied verbatim from these pages as they read on 19 October 2026. Wording changes are tracked on the changelog.