MicrostockGroup

I have just foudn this site:

http://www.freefoto.com/



If you go to the "about" page, it shows a DT ad that says "Create a free account. Download free stock photos."  What a great way to advertise the site. 

Regards,
Adelaide

Not only Dreamstime. Istock also http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=84091&page=1

IMO I don't see how it's really bad, but still maybe a risky add

It looks like a DT ad, but I can't be sure.  It does look bad to me to advertise "free images", even if there is a free section. 

Just a little history about me finding this site: in Shutterpoint, someone downloaded a comp image of a photo, and he went there with a search for "free images for commercial use".  The problem is that "royalty free" is caught in this search.  SP was the 10th result in Google, with the 9 others being indeed sites with free images (although Freefoto is not for commercial use) or a list of sites with free images.  Someone looking for "free images" is certainly not looking to buy anything.  I hope my watermark at least gives him some trouble cloning it out.

In FT PT/BR, the term "royalty free" was translated as "free of rights", what is certainly misleading.  I don't know why the term RF, at least to me it sounds wrong.

Regards,
Adelaide

Yep looks like a google banner add. If you sign up for google adds and your website in any way relates to photography, chances are you'll get add placements for DT, SS and IS.