The Photoshop Police are out to get you

[Commanding Officer]

Adobe has released a list of ways to use the term "photoshop" correctly in a sentence.

LOL!

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 the below guidelines, you can help Adobe protect the Photoshop brand name.

The Photoshop trademark must never be used as a common verb or as a noun. The Photoshop trademark should always be capitalized and should never be used in possessive form or as a slang term. It should be used as an adjective to describe the product and should never be used in abbreviated form. The following examples illustrate these rules:

Trademarks are not verbs.

Correct: The image was enhanced using Adobe? Photoshop? software.
Incorrect: The image was photoshopped.

Trademarks are not nouns.

Correct: The image pokes fun at the Senator.
Incorrect: The photoshop pokes fun at the Senator.

Always capitalize and use trademarks in their correct form.

Correct: The image was enhanced with Adobe? Photoshop? Elements software.
Incorrect: The image was photoshopped.
Incorrect: The image was Photoshopped.
Incorrect: The image was Adobe? Photoshopped.

Trademarks must never be used as slang terms.

Correct: Those who use Adobe? Photoshop? software to manipulate images as a hobby see their work as an art form.
Incorrect: A photoshopper sees his hobby as an art form.
Incorrect: My hobby is photoshopping.

Trademarks must never be used in possessive form.

Correct: The new features in Adobe? Photoshop? software are impressive.
Incorrect: Photoshop's new features are impressive.

Trademarks are proper adjectives and should be followed by the generic terms they describe.

Correct: The image was manipulated using Adobe? Photoshop? software.
Incorrect: The image was manipulated using Photoshop.

Trademarks must never be abbreviated.

Correct: Take a look at the new features in Adobe? Photoshop? software.
Incorrect: Take a look at the new features in PS.

The trademark owner should be identified whenever possible.

Adobe and Photoshop are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

http://www.adobe.com/misc/trade.html

 

[xShuriken]

Cool story, Adobe.

While I can see the point of their argument, few are really going to follow it.

 

[USCG Hammer]

well it's a good thing I dont know how to use Photoshop (trademarked or not)

 

[Whisker Biscuit]

lol @ adobe

 

[Burt_Reynolds]

Adobe = Monopoly?

 

[air_nith]

Do I have to put the (R) every time I say photoshop? I don't even know were that freaking symbol is on my keyboard!


I photoshop alot err i mean I enhance my photos alot with adobe(R) Photoshop(R) Elements software. lol

 

[Meowcenaries]

Nit i lol'd and i will use my terms of da photosh0p how i want adobe peeps lul

I will enhance my photos with your Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) CS4.

 

[xShuriken]

"Yo Adobe, I'm really happy for you, I'm gonna let you finish... but EdgeGamers has one of the greatest trademarks of all time."



"...of ALL time."

 

[joshcash]

lol adobe

 

[malalla]

OK? now? i? will? use? the?(?) in? every? sentence? i? type? from? now? on?
,malalla?

 

[Ice hearted killer]

"Yo Adobe, I'm really happy for you, I'm gonna let you finish... but EdgeGamers has one of the greatest trademarks of all time."



"...of ALL time."

great bit of photo manipulation using Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) lol
how are they guna enforce this, everyone knows air brushing or photo-manipulation as photo-shopping wana see them do something about people misusing their trademark

 

[Psychosoldier9]

And how man people are gonna follow this?

 

[mr.dude]

roflmao!

I don't even HAVE Photoshop(R)!

(This had better be a joke; otherwise, Adobe has lost their minds.)

 

[malalla]

they? are? noobs? also?, when? i installed? photoshop? it? made? a? shortcut? in? the? desktop? on? as? (adobe photoshop cs4)lol

 

[blasterone]

what if i say "shooped" is that fall under the guidelines?

 

[Cat McGee]

they? are? noobs? also?, when? i installed? photoshop? it? made? a? shortcut? in? the? desktop? on? as? (adobe photoshop cs4)lol

oh no your introuble now forgot a ? after the I and lol they are gonna find you and do this to you -----> :chair:

 

[Blood Omen]

"Yo Adobe, I'm really happy for you, I'm gonna let you finish... but EdgeGamers has one of the greatest trademarks of all time."



"...of ALL time."

lulz. Pretty good photoshopping. O what now Adobe? Come and get me you grammar police.

 

[gruta]

lol @ kanye west

 

[Commanding Officer]

I don't know who is more arrogant, Kanye West or Adobe......

 

[Passerby]

really this was a bad choice for them if you can say you photoshoped this or that it get the name of the application out there more.

heck even if i used gimp for something i still say i photoshoped it because that is easier to say than i edited it in gimp