Unlimited reproductions
Print as much as you want, including books, magazines, posters, and more.
Merchandising
Use images on products for sale, such as t-shirts, water bottles, and other merch.
Video productions
Unlike Standard Licenses, you can use your image in any video, regardless of production budget.
Greater protection
Up to $250K legal indemnification per image, instead of the standard $10K.
Unlimited web distribution
Unlimited print copies
Unlimited packaging copies
Unlimited out of home advertising impressions
Allowed in merchandising
Allowed on web templates
Video production of any budget
Decoration in personal and commercial spaces
Legal indemnification up to $250,000
The Enhanced License provides much more useful capabilities and indemnification than our Standard License. For example, the Enhanced License allows the image to be used on merchandise, web templates, and decoration in commercial spaces. Visit our support center or contact us for more information.
For most Shutterstock plans, the default option is the Standard License. On-demand image packs, single-use Professional plans, and Team subscriptions include Standard Licenses. Enhanced Licenses can offer more options for large volume customers and organizations. You can get an Enhanced License with customized image packs if you want to use the content for distribution to a large audience or on merchandise. If you aren't sure which type of plan or license you need for your project, you can work directly with a Shutterstock customer service agent. With Shutterstock's library of royalty-free content and flexible license options, you can take your personal or professional projects to the next level.
Indemnification provides you greater protection to ensure the content obtained from Shutterstock was provided fairly as represented in our license agreement. Please check with your client whether they require a minimum indemnification coverage amount.
You can use Shutterstock content for your clients, but our Standard and Enhanced Licenses do not allow for content to be transferred in whole to another party. That means you retain the right to use the content. If your client wants a new design or product using the content you licensed, the client would need to ask you to do the design, or license it independently. Our Shutterstock Enterprise licenses allow for the transfer of content. Learn more about our Premier license.
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