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Agency Based Discussion => Shutterstock.com => Topic started by: 3dart on August 17, 2018, 08:04

Title: Stolen images in the portfolio...
Post by: 3dart on August 17, 2018, 08:04

Hi,
I just found portfolio  of "Aisa girl" with stolen images from many artist.
https://www.shutterstock.com/g/aisa%20girl (https://www.shutterstock.com/g/aisa%20girl)
What is the best way to report it? I wrote to SS with different case and still without response...
There are most popular stolen images for example

(https://i.imgur.com/gIW5ibN.png)

and

(https://i.imgur.com/aFbo02g.png)

Thank you

Title: Re: Stolen images in the portfolio...
Post by: gnirtS on August 17, 2018, 08:53

You should probably report this to SS at :-

https://submit.shutterstock.com/contact?language=en

Title: Re: Stolen images in the portfolio...
Post by: obj owl on August 17, 2018, 10:48

Or [email protected]

Title: Re: Stolen images in the portfolio...
Post by: 3dart on August 31, 2018, 13:21

Thank you very much. I just contacted them at [email protected]

Title: Re: Stolen images in the portfolio...
Post by: SuperPhoto on August 31, 2018, 21:03

Huh, interesting.

How did they get the images in the first place, wouldn't they have had to have 'purchased' them?

Title: Re: Stolen images in the portfolio...
Post by: gnirtS on September 01, 2018, 05:28

Not really.  SS has had a bug for 1.5 years or more now allowing anyone to steal photos via the facebook API amongst other things.  There are even youtube videos on how to do it.

Also, a very quick torrent search reveals:

(http://www.whitcombe.org.uk/files/ss-trend/ss-torrent.PNG)


SS make surprisingly little effort to protect their IP (when their whole business is IP).