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tigershoot:
I am not on Shutterstock but where I work we buy from them all the time. A colleague has just noticed that this image
newbielink:https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/bright-food-card-donuts-pink-glaze-704282905 [nonactive]
is stolen and vectorised from this original
newbielink:https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/various-decorated-doughnuts-motion-falling-on-617134883 [nonactive]

Do Shutterstock do anything if I report it?

niktol:

--- Quote from: tigershoot on January 04, 2018, 07:38 ---I am not on Shutterstock but where I work we buy from them all the time. A colleague has just noticed that this image
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/bright-food-card-donuts-pink-glaze-704282905
is stolen and vectorised from this original
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/various-decorated-doughnuts-motion-falling-on-617134883

Do Shutterstock do anything if I report it?

--- End quote ---

I had an impression that SS only take complaints from the authors of infringed images. It's understandable. What if there is a permission to use that photo? But you can always inform the original photographer if a contact info is available.

Hannafate:
Thanks for pointing that out.  Shutterstock has had a serious problem lately with not noticing that someone is uploading images stolen from Shutterstock. 

I think you should report it, as a buyer.  I know Shutterstock only takes contributor complaints from the owner of the infringed image, but they need to know that this sort of thing makes buyers nervous.  If you can't be sure of the image's bona fides, why take the risk?

Uncle Pete:

--- Quote from: niktol on January 04, 2018, 08:03 ---
--- Quote from: tigershoot on January 04, 2018, 07:38 ---I am not on Shutterstock but where I work we buy from them all the time. A colleague has just noticed that this image
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/bright-food-card-donuts-pink-glaze-704282905
is stolen and vectorised from this original
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/various-decorated-doughnuts-motion-falling-on-617134883

Do Shutterstock do anything if I report it?

--- End quote ---

I had an impression that SS only take complaints from the authors of infringed images. It's understandable. What if there is a permission to use that photo? But you can always inform the original photographer if a contact info is available.

--- End quote ---

From SS when I asked: (bold is mine)

"Thanks for writing in about this. The proper way to report this sort of thing is to write to [email protected]. You don't have to be the owner of the content to write a report. "

So we can all stop repeating the factoid that you must be the author to complain at ShutterStock. DMCA and other places may be different. I'd say if any Microstock site comes back and says we must be the author, then they don't care and are deflecting any efforts to protect us.

Sure inform the real author as well, good idea, they can also file a complaint and look for others stolen by the same person, possibly uploaded to other sites. That would be appreciated I'm sure.

niktol:

--- Quote from: Uncle Pete on January 04, 2018, 10:03 ---
From SS when I asked: (bold is mine)

"Thanks for writing in about this. The proper way to report this sort of thing is to write to [email protected]. You don't have to be the owner of the content to write a report. "


--- End quote ---

good to know

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