Adobe - stop using ‘Photoshop’ as a generic term

[ahhming]

Adobe says terms like “The photoshop”, “photoshopped,” “Photoshopped” and "Adobe Photoshopped” are all things you cant use. In addition, the company says you shouldn’t use its trademark as a generic term — “A photoshopper” — nor in possessive form: “Photoshop’s new features are impressive,” .
 

Proper use of the Photoshop trademark

Trademarks help protect corporate and product identity, and the Photoshop trademark is one of Adobe’s most valuable trademarks. By following these guidelines, you can help Adobe protect the Photoshop brand name.
You must never use the Photoshop trademark as a common verb (‘to photoshop an image,” as an example of such incorrect use) or as a noun. Since Photoshop is a trademark, you should always use it as an adjective only to describe the Adobe products associated with the Photoshop brand. And you should always use the Photoshop trademark with an initial capital letter “P.” . Please see the examples of the proper use of the Photoshop trademark in the “General trademark guidelines ” section above.

It doesn’t want to see you abbreviating “Photoshop” as PS, either.

Source:
http://www.adobe.com/legal/permissions/trademarks.html?PID=7104715

[The Benjamins]

That picture looks Photoshoped!!

[MageTank]

YOU CANT TELL ME WHAT TO DO, DAD!

 

Seriously, that is silly of them. They can't control this any more than any other name brand company can control their products being used as a verb.

[_ASSASSIN_]

why the balls should I care

[dalekphalm]

Yeah.... This will change literally nothing lol

[Godlygamer23]

"That kid is a photoshopper." Oh, I feel like such a rebel now.

[multifrag]

I just Photoshoped

[FuzzyYellow]

if you can't refer to photoshop as PS, then why do they have a giant PS in the PS logo?!?!

[PlayStation 2]

This Photoshop was Photoshopped. :^)

 

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[Guest]

I use Manga studio I mean Clip Studio Paint Pro.. 

[RH00D]

That is literally straight off their legal page on their website. There's a 99.99% chance its only there "because lawyers". And the fact that trademarks can be lost if not protected. But yeah, I completely doubt Adobe actually gives a flying shit, at all. It's more obligatory/formality than anything.

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Do you call a rotary cutter a dremel? Probably. It will happen more than not.

[dalekphalm]

That is literally straight off their legal page on their website. There's a 99.99% chance its only there "because lawyers". And the fact that trademarks can be lost if not protected. But yeah, I completely doubt Adobe actually gives a flying shit, at all. It's more obligatory/formality than anything.

I agree 100% - I doubt very much that they will try and enforce this in any meaningful way, since that task is pretty much impossible.

[AlwaysFSX]

It doesn’t want to see you abbreviating “Photoshop” as PS, either.

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS THEN?!

[dalekphalm]

Do you call a rotary cutter a dremel? Probably. It will happen more than not.

Let me dremel the handle off that rotary cutter for you.

[1823alex]

Is Adobe a language company now? Until they start printing language arts books and stuff like that, who are they to tell us how we should speak?

[Aruxx]

Because this is a problem.. apparently.  :blink:

[cesrai]

Like other members pointed out this is probably because of laws and stuff.

[TrigrH]

[cortexcortex]

They use it themselves, in "PS Touch" - haha

[SImoHayha]

Don't tell what to do Photoshop. I purchased you now your mine bitch! Don't nag at me what I can and can't do! May as well having signs plastered saying this was  "Photoshopped" because they are.

[GoodBytes]

While it looks and sounds silly what they are doing, they must show that Adobe is protecting their trademark, else it becomes public property, and also it won't stand in court, even if someone creates a photo editor called "Photoshop", as it is now public.

Showing that they do steps to protect their trademark, provide validity to a judge that PhotoShop is properly a trademark, and privately owned, and no one else can use it without permission.

[Dabombinable]

Lol, and they really think that people will give 2 shits? Lol.

[RH00D]

Lol, and they really think that people will give 2 shits? Lol.

 

Read the posts me and GoodBytes already made on this thread. Adobe doesn't actually care if people say it or not, they just need to be able to show that they make efforts to protect their trademark or else they can lose it.

[Ekpyrosis]

This image was enhanced using software associated with the Adobe® Photoshop® trademark published by Adobe® Systems inc.*

*Adobe® Photoshop® is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Adobe® Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. The Adobe® Photoshop® trademark must only be used in compliance with the Adobe® Trademark Guidelines. Adobe® Systems inc. is not associated with the building material called adobe.

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