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Macro Stock / Midstock => General Macrostock => Topic started by: MarcvsTvllivs on March 29, 2014, 04:56

Title: Agefotostock "LBRF"
Post by: MarcvsTvllivs on March 29, 2014, 04:56

So I know there has been some discussion, griping and ridicule of Age's "Low Budget Royalty Free" collection, which essentially separates out and brands microstock photos in their own, low cost group. Like a good ole' sheep, I have always submitted my microstock images to that collection on Age, because that's how it's supposed to be, right?

Well, after scanning through their legal material once more the other day I realized I cannot find the wording that says so. Has anybody else looked this up? Are we actually legally bound to submit micro photos only to LBRF on Age, or could we submit them to Pixtal (their regular RF collection)?

Title: Re: Agefotostock "LBRF"
Post by: deepdreamer on March 29, 2014, 09:38

You should submit microstock images to LBRF. RF(Pixtal) is only for premium RF images. When I started with AGE I submitted some of my microstock images to RF(Pixtal), later they found them on microstock sites and transferred them to LBRF. If you signed non-exclusive RF contract you can submit same RF images to another non-exclusive macrostock agencies (Alamy, Zoonar, Inmagine etc.). I know this because of my email communication with them, but I cannot find any official public wording about this either.

Title: Re: Agefotostock "LBRF"
Post by: Ariene on March 29, 2014, 10:14

"If your images are already online at microstock agencies (low RF prices, credits, subscriptions...) they should come under our LBRF (Low Budget Royalty Free) license, the most appropriate market for those images.  Our brand LBRF is named easyFotostock.  This license doesn’t require image exclusivity, therefore, your images can be marketed by as many other agencies as you like."

Title: Re: Agefotostock "LBRF"
Post by: deepdreamer on March 29, 2014, 10:23

Quote from: Ariene on March 29, 2014, 10:14

"If your images are already online at microstock agencies (low RF prices, credits, subscriptions...) they should come under our LBRF (Low Budget Royalty Free) license, the most appropriate market for those images.  Our brand LBRF is named easyFotostock.  This license doesn’t require image exclusivity, therefore, your images can be marketed by as many other agencies as you like."

Can you post the link, please?

Title: Re: Agefotostock "LBRF"
Post by: Ariene on March 29, 2014, 11:08

It's from fresh email reply :)

Title: Re: Agefotostock "LBRF"
Post by: MarcvsTvllivs on March 29, 2014, 12:52

Yeah well. It's not in the contract I signed. That's what I meant.