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Messages - senicphoto
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« on: November 19, 2018, 14:47 »
I guess Shutterstock is on the same path as IStock ... getting a lot of $1.50 to $2.00 sales commision for my 1080 and 4K video content. Maybe is time to pull the plug on Shutterstock.
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« on: September 27, 2017, 13:06 »
I remember back in 2015, IStock sold a few of my 4K videos commissioning me only $7.60 per download. I canceled my account and walked away. Last month I found two video cart sales on SS with $9.70 and $11.20 payout. I hope this won't be the same thing that forced me out of IStock.
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« on: September 27, 2017, 12:51 »
My Shutterstock sales took a nosedive ... comparing to June 2017 the sales are down 45% in July, 55% in August and almost 60% in September.
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« on: December 26, 2016, 00:18 »
This and few other "decisions" made by Getty in the last 2 years made me close my account ... I was with Istock since 2005. This is a pure robbery.
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« on: August 16, 2016, 21:59 »
It's official ... as of today my IStock account is closed (confirmed by Getty). It was a good ride since 2006 but overshadowed with bitterness the moment Getty took over IStock. Anyway, I feel better knowing this is the end of a strange business relation in which only one party dictates rules of engagement ...
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« on: August 05, 2016, 22:19 »
The sooner they put Getty out of business the better!
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« on: July 19, 2016, 16:23 »
Sent an email to IStock ... closing my account. It's been a good ride since 2005. Can't deal with Getty's nonsense any longer.
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« on: July 14, 2016, 12:09 »
Anybody knows the wording regarding a complete deletion of the account?
If you cannot delete individual files you might still be able to delete the whole thing if they apply changes to the conditions you do not like.
Not possible ... btw what you mean by "if they apply changes to the conditions you do not like"? They're pretty clear what changes will be introduced ... what portion of that anyone will like?
I mean that e.g. if they reduce royalties in a year from now and you do not agree with that. Not talking about the current changes but the ones they might apply one day.
What do you mean with "not possible"? You cannot delete your istock account?
From the TOS of istock (Section 11):
"This Agreement is effective until terminated. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving thirty (30) days written notice to iStock using [email protected] or such other means of written notice acceptable to iStock which enables confirmation of your identity and your intention to terminate."
I hope you're right. In that case you gotta move pretty fast because changes will take effect on August 20th which leaves you 5 weeks to delete/cancel the account.
I don`t think so. Please correct me if I am wrong, but as I understand it they just refuse to deactivate files from the portfolio. Terminating the agreement and deleting the whole account is another beast and should not be affected by that.
Do you have any legal document that points out that account termination won't be affected by this. I don't but being IStock contributor since 2005 I learned my lesson not to trust IStock or Getty. It comes down to personal decision. I'm not waiting for some future shocker or hoping for the best ... I'm in process of removing the content because I'm trully fed up with these vampires.
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« on: July 14, 2016, 11:59 »
Anybody knows the wording regarding a complete deletion of the account?
If you cannot delete individual files you might still be able to delete the whole thing if they apply changes to the conditions you do not like.
Not possible ... btw what you mean by "if they apply changes to the conditions you do not like"? They're pretty clear what changes will be introduced ... what portion of that anyone will like?
I mean that e.g. if they reduce royalties in a year from now and you do not agree with that. Not talking about the current changes but the ones they might apply one day.
What do you mean with "not possible"? You cannot delete your istock account?
From the TOS of istock (Section 11):
"This Agreement is effective until terminated. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving thirty (30) days written notice to iStock using [email protected] or such other means of written notice acceptable to iStock which enables confirmation of your identity and your intention to terminate."
I hope you're right. In that case you gotta move pretty fast because changes will take effect on August 20th which leaves you 5 weeks to delete/cancel the account.
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« on: July 14, 2016, 11:44 »
Anybody knows the wording regarding a complete deletion of the account?
If you cannot delete individual files you might still be able to delete the whole thing if they apply changes to the conditions you do not like.
Not possible ... btw what you mean by "if they apply changes to the conditions you do not like"? They're pretty clear what changes will be introduced ... what portion of that anyone will like?
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« on: July 14, 2016, 11:15 »
I have no doubt this is illegal but likely won't be challenged in court. If at any point Getty decide to sell our content for 25C per image you will have no say or ability to refuse this type of business relation with agency. Personally, I refuse to conduct business with Getty on these terms therefore as of today I am in process of removing my content from IStock ...
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« on: June 11, 2016, 00:25 »
I'm seriously considering pulling all my videos from IStock. Today I've got $3.36 for 1080p footage sale ... I guess this should be considered as an insult 
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« on: June 03, 2016, 13:12 »
I haven't visited IStock (Getty) contributor forum for a while but today I went there and oh boy ... that place looks pretty sad. I bet ya they have two full-timers censoring and removing "unwanted" posts and comments.
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« on: June 03, 2016, 13:06 »
I stopped uploading video content to IStock almost 2 years ago ... I found a bit insulting when my cut from HD video sale (1080p) is less than $7.
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« on: June 03, 2016, 12:42 »
I wasn't making even near those numbers but since 2013 my earnings on IS went down almost 85% ... that place is one of the worst on the market right now.
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« on: November 30, 2011, 23:30 »
This looks like to me as a beginning of the end for IStock. Whatever credibility they had left it went down the drain. It's hard to admit but one of the best micro stock site in the world will go belly up simply because their greed, unprofessional behavior and total lack of respect for those who actually make money for them ... hard working contributors. No matter what those bozo's say I honestly believe this is a hack job ... and it will happen again and again and again.
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« on: November 19, 2011, 23:43 »
Has anyone noticed a huge spike in inspections? CRAZY CONSPIRACY: Have the inspectors returned from some IS retraining session?
It's been quite a ride for video contributors on IStock. I'm exclusive videographer and have approximately 160 video files sitting in the inspection queue ... the oldest one is in there since August. 
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« on: November 19, 2011, 23:34 »
I've seen this report and I got to say I'm not surprised at all. Sales numbers are heading south for majority of IStockers ... the question is why we see such a drastic drop in traffic? Site analytic's most recent update - apologies if this is shown somewhere else...
IS in trouble.
http://siteanalytics.compete.com/istockphoto.com/
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« on: November 19, 2011, 23:25 »
I got the same invite and this is of course only for info sharing and market research. Not to be disrespectful but I'm looking at this as a teaser .... 
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