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Is this possible, or even one by one - I can't seem to find the option anywhere...

Also, any other sites you guys would recommend that I remove the EL feature from my files - sites that you're glad you don't have it on?

Why remove the EL license?  I would like to get more EL's, not less.  They're a bit cheap at first with FT but you can raise your prices when you reach their next cannister level.  EL's are a big boost to my earnings, I just wish the sites did more to make sure buyers were aware that they need them.  I'm sure a lot of buyers just use an ordinary license when they should be paying for an EL.

Yes, you have it wrong.  An EL is an additional license that offers more usage rights than the standard license, such as larger print runs, objects for resale, etc.

Here are the details:  http://www.fotolia.com/Contract/Download/vXTlJ9PTVNwFLW6CoK1J3qppzILuAPZw  

AFAIK the only site that has an EL to sell the rights is Dreamstime, but even there, you can opt out of that EL and still offer the others.

There's no down side to most of the ELs.  You just get more money and it encourages people to buy the right license for their uses instead of just using images beyond the scope of the regular license. 

Okay.... I guess I should not be so proud of my researching skills. 

Thanks you guys!

I'm even curious if any sites allow us to disable ELs. When one starts at FT, with the ridiculous low price of 20 credits, it is indeed tempting to disable that, but do they (or any other site) allow to disable ELs?

Maybe many do, but ELs were always such a desirable choice that I never thought about it.

thank you for the info! To bad u cant do it all at once u have to go one by one and set the price higher.

Thanks again,
Nick

I just had my first EL at fotolia and noticed the license was much broader than at shutterstock, where you get $28 vs. $4. I thought I'd read through it before but realize I must have been confusing it with shutterstock. I joined fotolia after I had a few ELs @ $28 a pop on SS and figured it was worth opting in (as a newbie I must have thought I'd get $20 for an EL)- and now I believe that was a mistake. IMHO, if someone is going to use my photos for more than the limited scope permitted with the regular microstock download, then I'd rather have them license it from shutterstock where, although it's still a small commission, it's much more than the paltry $4.

In order to disable it, I went into edit and unchecked EL. I had a few, however, that would not allow me to edit them. I've been on fotolia for a little over a year and had a few old photos which sold back in March-April 2010. I guess they cut off all editing options after a file hasn't had a sale in a year. I just have a few files on fotolia and find their upload/keyword process cumbersome, but I get a few sales and assume it's not worth closing the account. Anyway, I wrote to them asking them to remove the others from the EL option last week but still haven't heard from them.

Did any of you have any luck contacting them and having them change your licensing options? If not, I'll probably delete the files altogether. Although the last couple of months have been slow, even slow sales at alamy, DT and SS are much better than my BME at fotolia.

I also found five photos of mine that from fotolia on fotkyfoto. I saw one post here that assumed the two sites are related, but does anyone know for certain? I wrote to fotolia about this too in a separate communication last week, but have yet to hear from them. Does anyone know for certain that the sites are related? I don't want to send a takedown notice if they're a legitimate partner.

BTW, DT does let you opt out of their EL and "sell the rights" options - they're different. You opt in to both and can change it by editing your image. Web-EL and Print-EL  grant more extensive rights than the regular license-but you keep your copyright and can continue to license the photo. Sell the rights EL, EL-1 and EL-3 let you choose your price. You sell your copyright in the first instance - not usually a good idea unless you get a lot of money and in the others you grant an exclusive license for 1 or 3 years. It's confusing because the web & print "EL" means "Extended License" while the "Sell the rights" EL's mean "Exclusive License".  The last two - exclusive for a year or for 3 years - are really an exclusive RM license (the license is not only limited in time like a regular RM license, but it is also exclusive during that time). I wouldn't mind setting a high price for the EL-1 or 3 but haven't opted in since I don't want to give up my rights altogether, and you have to opt in to all 3 exclusive options together, while the web and print extended licenses are each separate.