I thought you could set your EL price at FT to something like 100 credits.This is the important line from the article: "Fotolia and 123RF continue to include in their subscriptions the same rights which require an Extended License purchase at other agencies."
If most of the top contributors left sites like FT and 123RF or gave them an ultimatum I would join them. Until they get together and do something, I might as well forget about it. I tried not uploading for over a year with istock after their commission cut and that just lost me money.
Agent | Web Reproductions | Print Reproductions | Seats | Resolution (pixels) |
Shutterstock (http://www.shutterstock.com/licensing.mhtml) | 250,000 | 250,000 | Single | 800 x 600 |
iStockphoto (http://www.istockphoto.com/license.php) | 500,000 *1 | 500,000 *1 | Single | 1200 x 800 |
Fotolia (http://us.fotolia.com/Info/Agreements/StandardLicense) | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 1000 x 1000 |
Dreamstime (http://www.dreamstime.com/terms) | Unlimited | 500,000 | Single | 800 width |
DepositPhotos (http://depositphotos.com/standard-license.html) | 500,000 | 500,000 | Single | 1024 x 678 |
123rf (http://www.123rf.com/license.php?type=standard) | 250,000 | 250,000 | Single? *2 | No restrictions |
Bigstock (http://www.bigstockphoto.com/usage.html) | Unlimited but *3 | Unlimited but *3 | Single | 1200 x 800 |
Canstock (http://www.canstockphoto.com/legal.php) | 500,000 | 500,000 | Single | 600 x 800 |
Veer (http://www.veer.com/help/license.aspx?eula=MPP) | 500,000 | 500,000 | Single | 800 x 600 |
Stockfresh (http://stockfresh.com/info/license) | Unlimited | 250,000 | Single | 800 x 600 |
GLStockImages (http://graphicleftovers.com/licenses) | 10,000 | 10,000 | Unlimited | No restrictions |
Interesting. I just scanned through some standard RF license agreements and found the following:
Agent Web Reproductions Print Reproductions Seats Resolution (pixels) Shutterstock ([url]http://www.shutterstock.com/licensing.mhtml[/url]) 250,000 250,000 Single 800 x 600iStockphoto ([url]http://www.istockphoto.com/license.php[/url]) 500,000 *1 500,000 *1 Single 1200 x 800Fotolia ([url]http://us.fotolia.com/Info/Agreements/StandardLicense[/url]) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 1000 x 1000Dreamstime ([url]http://www.dreamstime.com/terms[/url]) Unlimited 500,000 Single 800 widthDepositPhotos ([url]http://depositphotos.com/standard-license.html[/url]) 500,000 500,000 Single 1024 x 678123rf ([url]http://www.123rf.com/license.php?type=standard[/url]) 250,000 250,000 Single? *2 No restrictionsBigstock ([url]http://www.bigstockphoto.com/usage.html[/url]) Unlimited but *3 Unlimited but *3 Single 1200 x 800Canstock ([url]http://www.canstockphoto.com/legal.php[/url]) 500,000 500,000 Single 600 x 800Veer ([url]http://www.veer.com/help/license.aspx?eula=MPP[/url]) 500,000 500,000 Single 800 x 600Stockfresh ([url]http://stockfresh.com/info/license[/url]) Unlimited 250,000 Single 800 x 600GLStockImages ([url]http://graphicleftovers.com/licenses[/url]) 10,000 10,000 Unlimited No restrictions
* Notes
1. Excess Reproduction Run for iStockphoto is invoiced to buyer - does this mean no additional commission is paid to the contributor?
2. Number of seats is not mentioned in the standard licence restrictions for 123rf, however they do over an unlimited multi-seat EL.
3. Limited reproduction however usage granted to only one type and must purchase separate license for each type.
Fotolia seems to be the worst of all of them. No surprises there. I might add this to a separate thread so we can keep it updated and add more agents as we go along. I've highlighted the ones that need attention in red.
Thank you very much for going to the effort of putting the table together. Really interesting to see it laid out like that.
@leaf, should the new thread be sticky at top of the General Stock Discussion section like the list of partner programs thread?
RF is ragtag nonsense as always... what web reproductions # supposed to mean f.e.? But this hardly matters at all. First of all the reproduction numbers are so huge they are basically unlimited anyway. I'v done flyers for giants like cocacola, and even those don't exceed those print numbers most of the times. Second: believe me almost nobody cares about this, 99% percent of clients see microstock pictures as unlimited usage in every aspect, probably never ever read the licensing terms, just the promo text... just like many ppl here as it seems.
Not true, 'dribble', I often have buyers buying more than of the same image at a time. I'm sure others do as well. This could only be to allow them additional print runs or multiple seats usage. If 99% of buyers didn't read the licensing terms, we wouldn't be selling ELs.
Web reproductions: Didn't really know what to call it but basically it includes anything that's not print. Images used in software, eBooks and the like. What do you suggest I call this master 'Dribble'?
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You know it would be really great if that ignore feature worked even when people are signed out.
in fotolia
Extended X price range is [10-50], if i set to 50 which is maximum to me, i saw my share is 23% which is 11.5, does it mean I will only get 11.5 for extended license? it is very little.