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« Reply #50 on: November 10, 2014, 15:29 »
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No, I had not two accounts. My first member name was "RaminKhojasteh" and then I sent an email to iStock team for changing my member name to "Ramin-3D".
Before that I became an exclusive contributor on the iStock, I had a few accounts in other royalty sites: Shutterstock, fotolia, dreamstime, and ... and shutterstock & fotolia & dreamstime closed my account at the same time and no reply to my emails.

You are an IS exclusive contributor , but you have accounts at other agencies at the same time?

he said he had account at the other sites before he was exclusive.

When I was exclusive on the iStock I had not any image in other sites. The iStock team found all of my images on the internet and sent email to me and asked me for removing them. I removed all of them and then they confirmed my exclusivity.


ShadySue

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« Reply #51 on: November 10, 2014, 15:30 »
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Article 23.

(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

iStock's EASA
11 a "... Stockphoto may ... terminate this Agreement ... for any reason by giving you thirty (30) days notice by e-mail at the last address contained in your membership information. ..."
(as contributors can)

« Reply #52 on: November 10, 2014, 15:39 »
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No. The OP said before he was  iS exclusive he had accounts with the US based agencies who closed his account at the same time. Then he became iS exclusive and as of 7th Oct they closed his account.

Exactly. I became an exclusive member on the iStock after the US besed agencies closed my accounts. Some of my images was on the free sites same as Facebook and Flickr. I didn't know. The iS team said me about it and I sent email to these sites for removing my copyrighted images. They removed them and I became exclusive contributor (Two or three years ago).

Lightrecorder

« Reply #53 on: November 10, 2014, 15:41 »
+2
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Article 23.

(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

iStock's EASA
11 a "... Stockphoto may ... terminate this Agreement ... for any reason by giving you thirty (30) days notice by e-mail at the last address contained in your membership information. ..."
(as contributors can)
So what? What happened to showing some sympahty.

Will yo be so clinical if it happens to you.?

« Reply #54 on: November 10, 2014, 15:47 »
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No. The OP said before he was  iS exclusive he had accounts with the US based agencies who closed his account at the same time. Then he became iS exclusive and as of 7th Oct they closed his account.
Oh, it's ambiguous. Could be read either way. I took it that he had removed his portfolios but left his accounts open.

Also my account has closed. All of my portfolio and my account is missed.

ShadySue

  • There is a crack in everything
« Reply #55 on: November 10, 2014, 15:49 »
+1
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Article 23.

(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

iStock's EASA
11 a "... Stockphoto may ... terminate this Agreement ... for any reason by giving you thirty (30) days notice by e-mail at the last address contained in your membership information. ..."
(as contributors can)
So what? What happened to showing some sympahty.

Will yo be so clinical if it happens to you.?

I'm not being clinical, and I am sympathetic, though no amount of sympathy can help the OP in this situation.

Just saying that the UDHR isn't relevant to this situation, IMO.

Lightrecorder

« Reply #56 on: November 10, 2014, 15:59 »
+3
Fair enough, its just that in todays world people are always hiding behind and pointing at TOS. What happened to looking at stuff case by case, show some humanity, work with people to find solutions, etc. Instead of this robotic approach using blanket statements. Ugh.

ShadySue

  • There is a crack in everything
« Reply #57 on: November 10, 2014, 16:34 »
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Fair enough, its just that in todays world people are always hiding behind and pointing at TOS. What happened to looking at stuff case by case, show some humanity, work with people to find solutions, etc. Instead of this robotic approach using blanket statements. Ugh.
Presumably as you picked up on my post, you'd rather someone was hostile towards the OP as some have been on this thread, than trying to stay neutral until all the facts came out. Read back through this thread and you'll see that has been my view throughout.

I'll be interested to see how you will work with the OP to find a solution. The only one I can think of has already been suggested, which is to move out of Iran, which may well be unacceptable or untenable for any number of reasons.
However, I've never been great at lateral thinking, and await the conclusions of those who are so gifted.

« Reply #58 on: November 10, 2014, 17:00 »
+1
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Article 23.

(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.


iStock's EASA
11 a "... Stockphoto may ... terminate this Agreement ... for any reason by giving you thirty (30) days notice by e-mail at the last address contained in your membership information. ..."
(as contributors can)



Sorry but you are quoting the highest legal agreement of them all, the one all others agreements including LAWS have to follow, and no reason is good enough legally to confront declaration of human rights especially not terms of a company.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights


 ;)

 
« Last Edit: November 10, 2014, 17:03 by Lizard »

Lightrecorder

« Reply #59 on: November 10, 2014, 17:08 »
+1
Fair enough, its just that in todays world people are always hiding behind and pointing at TOS. What happened to looking at stuff case by case, show some humanity, work with people to find solutions, etc. Instead of this robotic approach using blanket statements. Ugh.
Presumably as you picked up on my post, you'd rather someone was hostile towards the OP as some have been on this thread, than trying to stay neutral until all the facts came out. Read back through this thread and you'll see that has been my view throughout.

I'll be interested to see how you will work with the OP to find a solution. The only one I can think of has already been suggested, which is to move out of Iran, which may well be unacceptable or untenable for any number of reasons.
However, I've never been great at lateral thinking, and await the conclusions of those who are so gifted.
I am not talking about you, I am talking about agencies. If you read back this isnt between you and the OP.

« Reply #60 on: November 10, 2014, 17:10 »
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The Islamic government in Iran pressure the Iranian people and the USA also puts more pressure on my people. Many people of Iran moved to other places for better life. I can go from here but I love my homeland. Many years ago I could go from here. If my country is good or bad I love it. I love my country if I am poor. If I become an American citizen or a Canadian citizen or ... I never have these problems but I will stay. I will stay even if all of agencies don't register me.
36 years ago, my country was better than more countries. We had a better life in England or America, and now we register on an American or a Canadian site for a few dollars, because my country's wealth is in the hands of thieves and looters.

Thank you all

Ramin
« Last Edit: November 10, 2014, 19:36 by Ramin »

« Reply #61 on: November 10, 2014, 17:14 »
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The Islamic government in Iran pressure the Iranian people and the USA also puts more pressure on my people. Many people of Iran moved to other places for better life. I can go from here but I love my homeland. Many years ago I could go from here. If my country is good or bad I love it. I love my country if I am poor. If I become an American citizen or a Canadian citizen or ... I never have these problems but I will stay. I will stay even if all of agencies don't register me.
36 years ago, my country was better than more countries. We had a better life in England or America, and now we register on a American or Canadian site for a few dollars, because my country's wealth is in the hands of thieves and looters.

Thank you all

Ramin
You can try calling them if you don't get a response from the email address they sent you, it may take some time to get a reply from email though.  If it is because of sanctions then there's probably nothing that can be done.  Good luck and hopefully those sanctions will be lifted soon.

« Reply #62 on: November 10, 2014, 17:18 »
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The Islamic government in Iran pressure the Iranian people and the USA also puts more pressure on my people. Many people of Iran moved to other places for better life. I can go from here but I love my homeland. Many years ago I could go from here. If my country is good or bad I love it. I love my country if I am poor. If I become an American citizen or a Canadian citizen or ... I never have these problems but I will stay. I will stay even if all of agencies don't register me.
36 years ago, my country was better than more countries. We had a better life in England or America, and now we register on a American or Canadian site for a few dollars, because my country's wealth is in the hands of thieves and looters.

Thank you all

Ramin
You can try calling them if you don't get a response from the email address they sent you, it may take some time to get a reply from email though.  If it is because of sanctions then there's probably nothing that can be done.  Good luck and hopefully those sanctions will be lifted soon.

Thanks a lot for your Sympathy.
Sincerely

« Reply #63 on: November 10, 2014, 17:29 »
+7
The Islamic government in Iran pressure the Iranian people and the USA also puts more pressure on my people. Many people of Iran moved to other places for better life. I can go from here but I love my homeland. Many years ago I could go from here. If my country is good or bad I love it. I love my country if I am poor. If I become an American citizen or a Canadian citizen or ... I never have these problems but I will stay. I will stay even if all of agencies don't register me.
36 years ago, my country was better than more countries. We had a better life in England or America, and now we register on a American or Canadian site for a few dollars, because my country's wealth is in the hands of thieves and looters.

Thank you all

Ramin

There is nothing wrong with your country. It has a very rich and wonderful history. Living anywhere else isn't going to make you problem free. You'll just have a different set of problems.

The problem is that your current government is not necessarily working in your best interest (although that is an observation from my point of view which is certainly not "all knowing").

Sanctions always have impacts on people who don't deserve to be impacted. Problem is that the countries imposing those sanctions have very few other ways to try to influence the situation. The fact of the matter is that the Iranian government is participating in activities that much of the rest of the world can't support. Your right to an income from stock photography is being sacrificed for what is perceived as the greater good.

I sincerely hope that Iran someday recovers its past grandeur. It is a place I'd like to visit some day.

« Reply #64 on: November 10, 2014, 17:52 »
+14
The Islamic government in Iran pressure the Iranian people and the USA also puts more pressure on my people. Many people of Iran moved to other places for better life. I can go from here but I love my homeland. Many years ago I could go from here. If my country is good or bad I love it. I love my country if I am poor. If I become an American citizen or a Canadian citizen or ... I never have these problems but I will stay. I will stay even if all of agencies don't register me.
36 years ago, my country was better than more countries. We had a better life in England or America, and now we register on a American or Canadian site for a few dollars, because my country's wealth is in the hands of thieves and looters.

Thank you all

Ramin

There is nothing wrong with your country. It has a very rich and wonderful history. Living anywhere else isn't going to make you problem free. You'll just have a different set of problems.

The problem is that your current government is not necessarily working in your best interest (although that is an observation from my point of view which is certainly not "all knowing").

Sanctions always have impacts on people who don't deserve to be impacted. Problem is that the countries imposing those sanctions have very few other ways to try to influence the situation. The fact of the matter is that the Iranian government is participating in activities that much of the rest of the world can't support. Your right to an income from stock photography is being sacrificed for what is perceived as the greater good.

I sincerely hope that Iran someday recovers its past grandeur. It is a place I'd like to visit some day.

Yes, the current government in Iran is Islamic not Iranian. They do not consider themselves Persians. They are not worried about Iran. They only worried about Islam.
They are stealing. They loot. And stealing money goes to another country. Also we have a great brain drain and many scientists of my country are in the USA and Canada and Europe. So the problem between America and Islamic regime is a false representation. They both are satisfied because both of them have benefits.

I wish everything gets better and I hope to see you in Iran. You can be my guest.   :)
« Last Edit: November 10, 2014, 18:14 by Ramin »

« Reply #65 on: November 10, 2014, 19:45 »
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Iran has a democratically elected government as far as I'm aware. The present government and their policies are the product of the settled will of the population of Iran are they not?

If those policies happen to be so against those of Western countries (also democratically elected) that said Western countries choose to not trade, and/or impose sanctions against them ... then that is essentially the choice the population of Iran made when they elected their government.

If you deliberately pursue policies against the interests of your trading partners then don't be surprised if later they choose not to trade with you.

I have no idea what the political leanings of the OP are but, for example, if he had enthusiastically voted for and cheered for the government that caused this crisis with the West ... then  it would be difficult to find sympathy for his plight.

You can't on one hand declare your hated for the West whilst on the other seek to benefit from their institutions and the opportunities they provide.

« Reply #66 on: November 10, 2014, 21:41 »
+10
Iran has a democratically elected government as far as I'm aware. The present government and their policies are the product of the settled will of the population of Iran are they not?

If those policies happen to be so against those of Western countries (also democratically elected) that said Western countries choose to not trade, and/or impose sanctions against them ... then that is essentially the choice the population of Iran made when they elected their government.

If you deliberately pursue policies against the interests of your trading partners then don't be surprised if later they choose not to trade with you.

I have no idea what the political leanings of the OP are but, for example, if he had enthusiastically voted for and cheered for the government that caused this crisis with the West ... then  it would be difficult to find sympathy for his plight.

You can't on one hand declare your hated for the West whilst on the other seek to benefit from their institutions and the opportunities they provide.


As I recall, and please do correct me if Im wrong, wasn't it the west who caused the crisis because that government of theirs is doing exact same things that our "western governments" have been doing for decades ?  Who and when gave us rights to be more righteous?

Or to get on the other question, how are "our" governments reacting to countries that openly claim  some western governments and companies are deliberately pursuing policies against their interests and choose not to trade with the west ?

Should I start listing them ?

Or even only change price of their main homeland product from one currency to another ?

And on the last, is it really difficult to find sympathy for anyone in this world ?

Yes most probably he was the one who played a role in something weird thats poking you in the eye from the headlines of corporate newspapers in those few moments we are all sharing the planet...

Cmon




Hobostocker

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« Reply #67 on: November 11, 2014, 00:47 »
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Iran will soon join SCO and solve all its problems once and for all.

they're already trading petrol in Rubles and Yuan by the way.

if you think sticking with the american camp is a good idea just look what they did with Sirya, Lybia, and Iraq.

i could also tell you about other shiny examples here in south east asia, Philippines for instance, or the total corruption in places like Taiwan.

Hobostocker

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« Reply #68 on: November 11, 2014, 00:55 »
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the Iranian government is participating in activities that much of the rest of the world can't support.

Iran is doing nothing wrong and if the americans gave Pakistan atomic bombs there's no reason Iran shouldn't do the same for self defence especially considering how unpredictable and *-ed up the pakistani elite is and not to mention they're now surrounded by pro-american countries like afghanistan, iraq, turkey (member of NATO), and being threatened and blackmailed on a daily basis by Israel, Qatar, UAE, and the EU.

Iran's only fault is refusing to let foreigners steal their oil and their resources as during the disgraceful Shia regime.

As much as this guy is coming here with his sob story i can tell him that the future will soon change once Iran joins SCO and iranian people are allowed to move and work and trade within SCO countries.


Lightrecorder

« Reply #69 on: November 11, 2014, 03:49 »
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Iran has a democratically elected government as far as I'm aware. The present government and their policies are the product of the settled will of the population of Iran are they not?

If those policies happen to be so against those of Western countries (also democratically elected) that said Western countries choose to not trade, and/or impose sanctions against them ... then that is essentially the choice the population of Iran made when they elected their government.

If you deliberately pursue policies against the interests of your trading partners then don't be surprised if later they choose not to trade with you.

I have no idea what the political leanings of the OP are but, for example, if he had enthusiastically voted for and cheered for the government that caused this crisis with the West ... then  it would be difficult to find sympathy for his plight.

You can't on one hand declare your hated for the West whilst on the other seek to benefit from their institutions and the opportunities they provide.
You must be  incredibly ignorant judging by this comment

PZF

« Reply #70 on: November 11, 2014, 05:40 »
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Deleted. Wasn't paying attention.
« Last Edit: November 11, 2014, 05:44 by PZF »

« Reply #71 on: November 11, 2014, 05:58 »
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Iran has a democratically elected government as far as I'm aware. The present government and their policies are the product of the settled will of the population of Iran are they not?

If those policies happen to be so against those of Western countries (also democratically elected) that said Western countries choose to not trade, and/or impose sanctions against them ... then that is essentially the choice the population of Iran made when they elected their government.

If you deliberately pursue policies against the interests of your trading partners then don't be surprised if later they choose not to trade with you.

I have no idea what the political leanings of the OP are but, for example, if he had enthusiastically voted for and cheered for the government that caused this crisis with the West ... then  it would be difficult to find sympathy for his plight.

You can't on one hand declare your hated for the West whilst on the other seek to benefit from their institutions and the opportunities they provide.
You must be  incredibly ignorant judging by this comment

That's easy for you to say __ probably beyond your capabilities to justify it however. I think it is far more 'ignorant' to call someone's comment ignorant without explaining why. Please do enlighten us with your wisdom regarding the relationship between Iran and the West.

« Reply #72 on: November 11, 2014, 06:05 »
+13
Iranian democracy is an odd beast, Gostwyck.  It's the sort of democracy that the UK might have if the Church of England was allowed to vet all political parties and candidates and reject any it didn't like, and where Parliament and Premier could be over-ruled by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Since this is going political, I'll add a few things: back in 2005 or 2006 (can't remember exactly) Mossad revealed that if Iran wasn't bombed immediately it would unquestionably have a nuclear bomb within 18 months. This information seems to be what prompted Gulf Arab states to set up their own "peaceful nuclear programme" - as we all know, peaceful nuclear programmes are what is needed to deter regional rivals who are about to get nuclear bombs. In the event, the 18 months passed without Iran getting bombed (to Israel's annoyance) and without it getting nuclear weapons either. A decade later it still does not seem to have any weapons-grade enriched uraniam and has converted a lot of its lower-grade enriched U into a form which prevents it being used in weapons (they always said it was for medical equipment). Meanwhile, nobody is talking about the "peaceful" Saudi/GCC nuclear programme, though Riyadh has nuclear co-operation deals with the US, China and Pakistan and is also rumoured to have an agreement with Islamabad to take delivery of a nuke or two any time it feels the need. If ISIS were ever to topple Al Saud and extend the Caliphate into the Arabian Peninsula I suspect we would hear lots of shocking stories along the same lines as those told about Iran.

For those who say that Arab oil powers don't need to go nuclear, it's worth remembering that the US was desperate to install nuclear power plants all over Iran when the Shah was in power, and would tell anybody who asked that it was stupid to waste oil making electricity when you could do the same with atomic power - exactly the opposite of what they say today.

I don't know if Iran wants a nuclear bomb. Back in the Cold War we had wise policies of Mutually Assured Destruction and suchlike keeping the peace between Russia and the West. I don't doubt that Iran regards nuclear-armed Israel as being as much of a threat to it as the US thought the USSR was 30 years ago.  I do know that the Ayatollahs in Qom, who direct Iranian policy, have never shown any desire for an early meeting with Allah as a result of a military miscalculation. For that reason, I'm not particularly worried about Iran getting nukes, it might even improve stability by making Israel think twice before using excessive force against neighbouring states. The nutters in the North Korean and Pakistani military, who already have their hands on nukes, are much more scary than the cooly calculating old men who run Iran.

There's so much in nuclear foreign policy that makes no sense at all that it is clearly a smokescreen for something else. How can it not be a problem for Pakistan to have nukes, when bin Laden was allowed to hide for years just a couple of hundred yards from a major Pakistani Army base? And when the raid that killed him didn't cause Islamabad to ask how he could hide there, it made them mad about traitors allowing the Yanks to get to him (a high treason trial followed against a doctor who helped the US). It's okay for Saudi to plan for 16 civilian reactors by 2030 but not for Iran to have any - and that's despite the involvement of Saudis in Al Qaeda and Isis, while Iran has no links with terrorist acts against the West  (with the likely exception of the Lockerbie bombing, which was probably retaliation for the US shooting down an Iranian civil airliner shortly before).

And all this leads to some poor bugger getting an iStock account closed.
« Last Edit: November 11, 2014, 06:08 by BaldricksTrousers »

ShadySue

  • There is a crack in everything
« Reply #73 on: November 11, 2014, 06:27 »
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Article 23.

(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.


iStock's EASA
11 a "... Stockphoto may ... terminate this Agreement ... for any reason by giving you thirty (30) days notice by e-mail at the last address contained in your membership information. ..."
(as contributors can)



Sorry but you are quoting the highest legal agreement of them all, the one all others agreements including LAWS have to follow, and no reason is good enough legally to confront declaration of human rights especially not terms of a company.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights


 ;)


The UDHR does not protect you if you are 'let go' from your employment because e.g. they are losing orders, so in the red.
And it does not force UN signatory nations to allow in any and all economic migrants.

However, this isn't the place for this discussion. This and several other posts on this thread should be in OffTopic: Ranting.


ShadySue

  • There is a crack in everything
« Reply #74 on: November 11, 2014, 06:35 »
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Fair enough, its just that in todays world people are always hiding behind and pointing at TOS. What happened to looking at stuff case by case, show some humanity, work with people to find solutions, etc. Instead of this robotic approach using blanket statements. Ugh.
Presumably as you picked up on my post, you'd rather someone was hostile towards the OP as some have been on this thread, than trying to stay neutral until all the facts came out. Read back through this thread and you'll see that has been my view throughout.

I'll be interested to see how you will work with the OP to find a solution. The only one I can think of has already been suggested, which is to move out of Iran, which may well be unacceptable or untenable for any number of reasons.
However, I've never been great at lateral thinking, and await the conclusions of those who are so gifted.
I am not talking about you, I am talking about agencies. If you read back this isnt between you and the OP.
If you read back, your comments were directed to me specifically.
I can't see that any of the agencies would have any interest in expending time and money helping any small group of contributors.
iS aren't even agents, who might be expected to have a slight responsibility to watch out for our interests. They unilaterally, and without warning, decided that they are merely 'distributors'.

When threatened by exernal authorities with being closed down, or have their trading restricted in some way, agencies/distributors will almost certainly take the line of least resistance.
E.g. SS covers this eventuality by saying, "Shutterstock has the right to refuse to establish an account or to close any existing account, for fraud, intellectual property infringement, violation of a third party's rights including those of privacy or publicity, artificially inflating downloads, submission of material that is obscene in nature, violent or that might be construed as defamatory, failure to comply with Shutterstock's guidelines as may be amended from time to time, for any breach of the terms of this or any other agreement that you have with Shutterstock, or for convenience."

But like I said, any discussion of the legality of this vis a vis the UDHR doesn't really belong on this thread.


 

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