Figures Sell Product Images to AI has gathered
3 datasets from named sources, re-read regularly; the newest read is 2026-10-28.
| Dataset | Headline figure | Sources | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who owns a commissioned product photograph | 13 provisions | 13 of read | 2026-10-28 |
| Digital asset software data terms | 8 of 20 vendors | 20 of read | 2026-10-28 |
| Who takes product images for AI, and on what terms | 4 of 11 buyer pages | 11 of read | 2026-10-28 |
How we build each dataset
The work starts with a question and the URLs of the pages that should answer it. We read each one and record the figure exactly as the page puts it, with the link and the date of the read.
Review comes next: each sentence is kept or rejected, with the reason logged. The headline numbers treat every source equally, one figure each, or one for each breakdown it prices. Where a source says nothing we say so, and the next scheduled read shows any movement.
Who owns a commissioned product photograph
13 provisions of US and UK copyright law and guidance on who owns a photograph, each quoted from the statute or the authority's own page, read 28 October 2026.
Whose law it is, by provision: the United States 7 of 13, the United Kingdom 6 of 13 (13 provisions, read 28 October 2026).
Digital asset software data terms
8 of 20 digital asset software vendors whose terms we read reserve the right to use their customers' data in aggregated or anonymised form, read 28 October 2026.
Who owns the business's data, by vendor: the business 13 of 20, not stated 7 of 20 (digital asset software terms, read 28 October 2026).
Who takes product images for AI, and on what terms
4 of 11 image buyer pages whose own text we read run a partner programme or marketplace an outside owner can join, each answer quoted, read 28 October 2026.
How it takes images, by buyer page: runs a partner programme or marketplace an outside owner can join 4 of 11, licenses its own contributors' library for AI 3 of 11, trains its own models on licensed images 3 of 11, varies 1 of 11 (11 buyer pages, read 28 October 2026).