Does permission to use a still model photo cover an AI-generated video derivative?

Define the new use before uploading the photo

A still catalog photograph and a generated talking advertisement are different creative uses. The second may introduce motion, speech, facial expressions, and implied personal participation not present in the original photograph.

Fictional exercise: a real adult model authorized a still-image catalog campaign. The seller now proposes generating a video in which the model appears to speak positively about the product. The exercise provides no authorization for synthetic animation or endorsement.

This decision occurs before creating a derivative. It differs from responding to a later withdrawal request, when existing assets and publications already require review.

Prepare a use-specific permission intake

Ask the authorized rights reviewer to inspect the actual agreement. Separate the original still-photo permission from the proposed video medium, synthetic identity alteration, intended territory, duration, and portrayal.

Adobe Stock's release guidance is an example of documentation practice, not universal permission for AI derivatives. Only the actual applicable terms can establish the recorded scope.

Resolve the derivative scope before production

Prepare a concise description of what the generated person would do, say, and appear to endorse. Include intended publication channels and the proposed campaign period. Send that description to the responsible rights holder rather than requesting a vague approval for 'AI use.'

If the approved scope does not cover the proposed use, do not upload the still photograph to create that derivative. Consider a separately authorized reference or a suitable fictional character without reproducing the real person's identity.

Itemlume can create visual concepts but does not obtain model permissions or certify identity rights. Text planning is free after sign-in; image and video generation follow current quoted prices.

1. Identify the exact adult model photograph and agreement.
2. Describe the proposed motion, speech, and identity portrayal.
3. Record intended media, territories, duration, and recipients.
4. Ask the authorized rights holder to review the actual terms.
5. Mark permission approved, restricted, or unresolved according to the real decision.
6. Begin derivative production only within the confirmed scope.

Review the final portrayal against the approval

Permission for one defined animation does not automatically authorize new spoken claims or another campaign. Compare the finished video with the description actually reviewed, including expression, narration, captions, and implied endorsement.

Any subtitles or audio finishing must be completed externally; Itemlume does not provide automatic subtitle production or editable video-project export.

Keep the permission record, approved use description, responsible reviewer, final asset identifier, and publication destinations together. If the scope cannot be established, hold the derivative. This intake does not establish a jurisdiction-wide legal conclusion.

Record the decision in a manual worksheet

Manual Real-Model Still-to-Video Permission Intake

The download contains fictional practice rows. Actual evidence and release decisions are blank for you to fill in. This manual record does not inspect products, update a store or certify compliance. Keep private material out of public copies.

Download the English CSV worksheet