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".......and I wonder why."

Apparently you don't.

I didn't bash Istock. They have a bug in their system that doesn't allow users with IE8 to log on easily. That's not an opinion, it's a fact. Their solution is to ask users to delete all cookies everytime you want to log on. I feel this is unreasonable, given that the other several dozen sites I log onto every day work fine. I especially think it's unreasonable to ask clients wanting to purchase my images to go to a lot of trouble to spend their money.

   OMG! 

Will that be the next step

Nice! But what about this:



Is it okay?

Good grief...I have over 200!  Well, I guess Istock isn't getting any of those photos.

yeah, that was my question too.. but you worded it better.  iStock won't have a problem with those places - it is the other agencies that would.  I have had a release rejected by dreamstime because it said 'goverened by the laws of Alberta'

This is getting out of control. I understand the concept of wanting a release for each shoot - but let's look at the practicality. IS does not have a practical way to deal with MR storage. If I shoot an adult, a teen and a child then I have to upload a minimum of 6 different MR JPEG's. This is because you must use PS and stitch the various MRs together depending on how you shoot.

There is DeepMeta but that has other issues with the new system. I tend to name the model release after the model - that way I know which one I need. When you import the MR into DeepMeta it retains the name of the file. So for a shoot in March with Jane Doe I will have an MR called "JaneDoe" and for the shoot in July I will have another MR called "JaneDoe". The fact that you have to rely solely on 3rd party software to be efficent at all is another issue all together.

I seriously doubt that the other agencies will take the new release. Understandably they won't take anything with IS's name on it. I have yet to see a release from IS that didn't have their name and address at the top along with their copyright mark on the bottom.

Me too, with an MR that said "...opposite New York, Alberta, England, Australia and New Zealand".
Rejection reason:  - The model release represents a written agreement between the model and the photographer, therefore it must be governed by the laws of the country/state where one of the parties reside, or by international laws.

20090301 Jane Doe, 20090701 Jane Doe
is what I do.

You can delete MR's in DM btw, took me a while to find out...

Thank you!!!  What a relief.

Thanks iStock for youre very good work on screwing all us about.
 I love when I shoot 5 mins and spare half hours to manage some model relises.
Its fun! its cool!
Wiva Stokaaaaaaa
Before this I am very close in person with my self, but after youre new model relise I finnaly have much more time with my clients to have cheap talk and explain them that is what they dream about it.
Please dont stop and invent more useful questions. People loves you, so dont stop.
WE want more questions EG how much whiskers on youre but an so on.
Keep good work... 
Cmoan iStock make my day... Ihaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

He's actually being ignored by 6 members now.

I use the Getty release as standard in fact it is adapted slightly from the iStock one anyhow. No problem having it accepted by all stock agencies...Getty, Corbis, Tetra etc. Getty are on the ball legally and it's a safe bet that their release is as tight as a fishes tucus.