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fotorob

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« on: April 14, 2023, 02:59 »
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Hello,

after EyeEm declared insolvency some days ago I sent a press inquiry to Getty Images on what happens with the EyeEm Collection at Getty Images.
They confirmed that they terminated the contract with EyeEm and that they are in the process of deleting the images in the EyeEm Collection.

You can read my blog article (in German) here, the statement from Getty Images is in English:
https://www.alltageinesfotoproduzenten.de/2023/04/14/getty-images-kuendigt-vertrag-mit-eyeem/


« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2023, 05:40 »
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Thanks for the update Rob


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« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2023, 08:32 »
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Thank you for the update Robert.

Personal recommendation: download all monthly royalty documents, do screenshots and download the signed contracts.

We dont know when the website will disappear and then you might not have access to docuemnts you need for taxes and accounting.

« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2023, 08:48 »
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Thanks for enquiring Rob - I wonder how long it would have taken them to remove the collection if you hadn't asked?

It's really disheartening that Getty will hand over royalties to the bankrupt EyeEm - I understand their contractual obligations, but I have to wonder if they could have removed the EyeEm collection from sale immediately and started talks with TalentHouse/EyeEm to try and get the payments to contributors directly.

There were posts here about contacting Getty to remove EyeEm files as they weren't getting paid - months ago - and Getty refusing to. Really shoddy treatment of contributors.

https://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/getty-takedown-request/

« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2023, 11:31 »
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Thanks for enquiring Rob - I wonder how long it would have taken them to remove the collection if you hadn't asked?

It's really disheartening that Getty will hand over royalties to the bankrupt EyeEm - I understand their contractual obligations, but I have to wonder if they could have removed the EyeEm collection from sale immediately and started talks with TalentHouse/EyeEm to try and get the payments to contributors directly.

There were posts here about contacting Getty to remove EyeEm files as they weren't getting paid - months ago - and Getty refusing to. Really shoddy treatment of contributors.

https://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/getty-takedown-request/

I understand the point, and would love to see it differently too, but I'm afraid there's not too much Getty can do about it.

We all agreed to the EyeEm TOS when we uploaded there. Meaning: EyeEm has the right to distribute our content to their partners, like Getty for instance.
And to Getty, EyeEm is their contributor/partner, so they deal with them, or what's left of it. They don't have any business with EyeEym contributors.
Nobody of us knows the details of the deal between Getty and EyeEm, but I guess they just had to wait before things were legally official, and they acted rather quick on that.
I hope Adobe and other partners will follow.

What happened to EyeEm, and what companies like Wirestock are pulling off recently, should be a warning to all of us.
-> Don't upload to distributors. Keep control of your content for as much as you can.

And also: every now and then there's someone here who really does or shares something meaningful.
Robert did both, so thanks for that!


JaenStock

  • Bad images can sell.
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2023, 07:14 »
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Even if it's not a very outstanding collection... who has kept the sales of a portfolio of millions of images?


 

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