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Depositphotos pays 3% to contributors on 5-image "subscription"
EmberMike:
It came up in this thread that Depositphotos has a "subscription" option for 5 images per month for $49.
This is a disturbing offering because it is comparable to products from other companies like Shutterstock's 5-image On-Demand pack for the same price but with a far lower royalty paid. Shutterstock pays out a percentage of the sale price received, while Depositphotos pays out a subscription royalty.
So each image in that 5-image "subscription" costs $9.80. Paying out a subscription royalty to the contributor ($0.30 up to $0.35), that works out to a 3.0-3.5% royalty paid. Whereas Shutterstock pays $1.88-$2.85 per image on a 5-image pack.
It looks like DP is trying to get away with paying out subscription royalties on small-quantity image packs by just calling them "subscriptions" instead.
Anyone know when this purchasing option became available? I hate to admit it but I have no idea how long this option has been there.
I'm suspending uploads to DP unless this is changed. Could be worth considering dropping them altogether between this and the other nonsense they've been up to lately (partner/API deals).
Nikovsk:
I had already deactivated all images prior to this... I don't know why people are still there.
stock-will-eat-itself:
Amazingly there is no contributor backlash against DP, people are sleep walking into a dangerous precedent with this.
If artists are willing to accept 3% royalties with DP what message does this send to the other agencies?
If this kind of blatant profit grabbing spreads there will be no stock business for artists, full or part time in the near future.
ShadySue:
--- Quote from: stock-will-eat-itself on June 27, 2014, 17:43 ---Amazingly there is no contributor backlash against DP, people are sleep walking into a dangerous precedent with this.
If artists are willing to accept 3% royalties with DP what message does this send to the other agencies?
If this kind of blatant profit grabbing spreads there will be no stock business for artists, full or part time in the near future.
--- End quote ---
I'm bamboozled there's so little response.
Maybe not many people are with DP? OTOH, it's middle tier in the stats.
Shelma1:
I'm not with them, but now I certainly plan to avoid them.
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