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That might happen with a management buyout but I really don't think that's what happened to Getty.  The share price had been falling for a long time and was down 50%.  They were struggling before being taken over by a private equity fund.

Opted out at IStock.
Deleting port at STX and asking for final payout.
0.25 cent from Getty is too low.
I like DT, I like SS, no need to help jeopardize their sales. 
Staying away from this one.

Thank you LSD for the link. Interesting read.

Have you asked for the payout through Stockexpert Support Service or simply by mail?

*By the way, where can you opt in or out at istock???

Thank you RacePhoto!

Are you confusing Extended Licenses and the Partner Program? There is a Partner Program Opt In/Out choice in the Control Panel.

The Extended License program is within the iStock site for customers who want to purchase commercial licenses, multi-seat license etc. I would reconsider if you really want to opt out of those because they a rare but make a lot of money.

OK There are FOUR places where you can make these changes, and yes, I clearly did say EL opt in or out, along with the Partner, they are different.

Here's the control panel view, where you can only do ALL. Including prints, on or off. Plus in the edit section of each file you can set each of these to on or off, so it doesn't have to be all or none.



Then there's the partner program view, where you can select individual files, instead of ALL or None.



And finally the Profile section where you can select Extended Licenses in or out.




As you can see, in the Control Panel, the Partners are listed as Opt in Opt out, but in the Profile the EL is listed as Opt in Opt out.

I never said anyone should ever opt out of ELs. I'd like to have more!

Istock also has its own, on-site subscription plan, which pays according to the size purchased and some other complex criteria.  There aren't a lot of sales through Istock's subs, but they pay comparably to Istock's credit sales, so it's worth being opted in to those IMO.  The partner program is for the offsite (cheap!) sub plans.  

Also, the default for the partner program is opted out.  If you want to opt in, you have to opt in to the partner program and then go through your files and opt in each one individually.

Maybe I'll just opt in the ones that are older and are stuck in that file folder clear at the bottom of the stack which has never had a sale...heh if I sale them on MostStockPhotos its money on a non performing photo, otherwise it will just continue to sit there doing nothing

I'm with you, Donna.  Don't know why they made it so difficult.  Who wants to go to all that trouble for .25 a sale? 

I found that but when you click on "read this first" button it says this

"Partner Program
You have the option to make any of your files available at certain Getty Images partner sites. Checking the Partner Program box will activate a column of 'Add to Partners' check boxes beside each of your files on the 'My Uploads' page. You can then decide which files to opt in or out

If you ever change your mind, you can remove any content currently available at other sites through the Partner Program by simply unchecking the box. Files will be removed within 10 days.
I think that means even though you opted in to the partner sites you have to still have to pick the files one by one. It doesn't auotmatically check these boxes

Thanks Sue...I figured it out. I opted in then went back and unchecked the ones I don't want on the Partner site. The ones I opted in on are the ones that never sell and have only sold a limited amount and that was when they were at the top of the barrel and not at the bottom. So maybe I'll get some sales on those forgotten antique photos sitting in their recycling bin or maybe I won't, but I feel 25 cents is better than 0 cents on these none performing photos. I haven't made it up above the 25 cent level at Shutterstock yet...but getting close...so it really isn't that much different.

Yeah, every time I try to make it easier to understand it seems to go further down the road.

You can hit ALL (or none) in the Control Panel, OR you can select only some images if you are in the Partner Program link. You can hit none and then select a few, or hit all and select some that you don't want. There's complete control over each image or all images. That's what I was trying to get to. For people who don't want to participate it's pretty easy, just hit none and you're done.

I don't know why anyone would want to opt out of ELs but the same is true. You can select none or all in the Profile section, OR you can go to each image and edit with the box that includes it or excludes that individual photo.

Complete freedom to be in or out for anything. I probably shouldn't add to the confusion, but this works for Allow Prints as well.