Adobe: do not remove Content Credentials. Check before you trim a clip

If you use Adobe's generative tools, the Gen AI user guidelines say Adobe may attach or publish Content Credentials, and users must not remove, alter or disable them. A later trim or filter step that writes a new file is where a credential could be lost, so test that step before it becomes routine.

What the guidelines say

The same page prohibits misleading, fraudulent or deceptive content that could lead to real-world harm, and impersonation, and prohibits violating third-party rights. It does not address likeness explicitly in what I read.

Where a new file appears

Sume video trim and video filter each return a new MP4 artifact and leave the source untouched. Trim is $0.02 per job and filter is $0.02 per encode job, with a free check endpoint for filter programs. The docs do not say whether embedded metadata carries from source to output.

A safe routine

Keep the original with its credentials as the record, and publish the derived file with a note linking to the original. Then test the derived file with the reader you use. See C2PA 2.3 editing history for how the spec treats a resize after a trim.

• Keep the source artifact; neither endpoint changes it.
• Check the output with your own credential reader.
• Do not strip credentials on purpose.