Uploaded clips marked as editorial on Pond5

SkyWave_Productions 14 Nov 2018 20:57
I have quite a lot of clips that are marked as editorial on Pond5, although other stock footage sites have accepted them for commercial use. For example:
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/82118456/aerial-approach-historic-windmill-between-golden-fields-autu.html
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/82119165/approaching-church-tower-and-its-cross-looking-sun.html
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/82119256/small-village-church-colorful-autumn.html

Then there are some clips that look very similar, but are marked as editorial randomly. For example:
Commercial: https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/89154234/aerial-passing-st-olafs-church-and-medieval-tallinn-old-town.html
Editorial: https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/82376089/aerial-panning-approach-over-town-walls-st-olafs-church-medi.html

Can this be fixed somehow so that the footage that does not feature people, trademarks, copyrighted art etc is marked as commercial?
JHDT_Productions 14 Nov 2018 21:24
You can email support to see if they will change it but this is my take on these types of videos.
If the subject is the windmill as in your first video then it should have a property release. And you mention in the description that it's "historic"
So that is probably a red flag.
The other videos you have also have the building as the main subject and not just a random group of buildings.

I have a drone video of my neighborhood which was commercial. Then I have a drone video of my own home which I was asked for a property release. If I didn't provide a property release then it would have been editorial or just rejected.
(this wasn't here by the way but proves my point)

Like I said this is just my take on this so that may may be meaningless. But each site has their own set of rules so saying it was accepted on another site and not here doesn't carry much weight either.
Your best bet is asking Pond5 for clarification on why.

Good luck,
Jake
SkyWave_Productions 15 Nov 2018 20:51
Thanks for the insights. I contacted support and they forwarded it to a curator. Let's see what happens next...
SkyWave_Productions 30 Dec 2018 13:38
Follow up: a Pond5 curator looked thought some of my clips and changed some to commercial. The ones with one specific building on them were left as editorial. As I understand it Pond5 requires a release for these and some other agencies do not. I am happy that they looked into the matter.