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list of agencies that do or do not accept AI generated images

Started by amabu, January 05, 2023, 10:18

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amabu

[ I know that many people here feel strongly about AI generated images, but please keep that dicussion to the other existing threads. Thanks! ]

These are the agencies that explicitely accept AI generated images, as far as I know:

  • Adobe Stock
  • Dreamstime
  • Panthermedia

These are the agencies that explicitely do NOT accept AI generated images, as far as I know:

  • Shutterstock + Bigstock
  • iStock + Getty
  • Crushpixel
  • Depositphotos

If you know of any other agencies that made official announcements, please complete the list.

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Uncle Pete

Quote from: bpawesome on January 05, 2023, 18:09
An up to date list:

https://upstock.guru/information/stock-sites-list-for-contributors.html

Very nice list. Just one quick comment, Alamy is now 20% until people reach $250 in the past years sales total. Not commission, but net sales. You might want to change that to 17% to 40%? Because Distributor sales are even worse.

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bpawesome

Quote from: Uncle Pete on January 05, 2023, 18:54
Quote from: bpawesome on January 05, 2023, 18:09
An up to date list:

https://upstock.guru/information/stock-sites-list-for-contributors.html

Very nice list. Just one quick comment, Alamy is now 20% until people reach $250 in the past years sales total. Not commission, but net sales. You might want to change that to 17% to 40%? Because Distributor sales are even worse.

Great, thank you for the info
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amabu

Quote from: bpawesome on January 05, 2023, 18:09
An up to date list:

https://upstock.guru/information/stock-sites-list-for-contributors.html

Well, Depositphotos states "Due to potential legal issues, we are not accepting this type of content.". So I don't know how accurate that list is...

derby

Quote from: amabu on January 06, 2023, 04:26
Quote from: bpawesome on January 05, 2023, 18:09
An up to date list:

https://upstock.guru/information/stock-sites-list-for-contributors.html

Well, Depositphotos states "Due to potential legal issues, we are not accepting this type of content.". So I don't know how accurate that list is...

Also, dreamstime have some limitations, they don't accept people faces:

"Contributors will not upload images of generated people's faces as it is impossible to provide a model release for them"

Source: https://www.dreamstime.com/blog/dreamstime-now-accepting-ai-generated-content-under-specific-terms-59030

ouatedeP

Quote from: Uncle Pete on January 05, 2023, 18:54
Quote from: bpawesome on January 05, 2023, 18:09
An up to date list:

https://upstock.guru/information/stock-sites-list-for-contributors.html

Very nice list. Just one quick comment, Alamy is now 20% until people reach $250 in the past years sales total. Not commission, but net sales. You might want to change that to 17% to 40%? Because Distributor sales are even worse.


yep, distributor would be 12% at lowest,  40% for Distributor +80%*(1-40%)= 88% taken away from Photographer.

bpawesome

Quote from: amabu on January 06, 2023, 04:26
Quote from: bpawesome on January 05, 2023, 18:09
An up to date list:

https://upstock.guru/information/stock-sites-list-for-contributors.html

Well, Depositphotos states "Due to potential legal issues, we are not accepting this type of content.". So I don't know how accurate that list is...

100% accepted for me, not even 1 rejection... just avoid faces...
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poco_bw

Quote from: Uncle Pete on January 05, 2023, 18:54
Quote from: bpawesome on January 05, 2023, 18:09
An up to date list:

https://upstock.guru/information/stock-sites-list-for-contributors.html

Very nice list. Just one quick comment, Alamy is now 20% until people reach $250 in the past years sales total. Not commission, but net sales. You might want to change that to 17% to 40%? Because Distributor sales are even worse.

Basicaly Alamy is saying 95% of contributors will take 20% from now on, such crappy people, is a low erner majority wont rick that 250 usd, and further on when they drop to 20% will be even garder, so basicaly almost everybody will take home 20% that is worst than iStock.

Uncle Pete

Quote from: poco_bw on March 31, 2025, 14:53
Quote from: Uncle Pete on January 05, 2023, 18:54
Quote from: bpawesome on January 05, 2023, 18:09
An up to date list:

https://upstock.guru/information/stock-sites-list-for-contributors.html

Very nice list. Just one quick comment, Alamy is now 20% until people reach $250 in the past years sales total. Not commission, but net sales. You might want to change that to 17% to 40%? Because Distributor sales are even worse.

Basicaly Alamy is saying 95% of contributors will take 20% from now on, such crappy people, is a low erner majority wont rick that 250 usd, and further on when they drop to 20% will be even garder, so basicaly almost everybody will take home 20% that is worst than iStock.

We're going off the subject but I don't see how 15% from IS, is better than 20% from AL? Not dollars, but pure percentages. Every year except 2023 I made enough in Net sales on AL to be at the 40% level, and I'm not one of the big time Stock people with many diverse and interesting photos.

My only correction was, Alamy was listed at 40% and the truth is, 17% for Distribution sales, 20% for anyone else, and the 40% is for people who have enough licenses to make it to the higher level. The list has been updated since then.

Quote from: bpawesome on January 05, 2023, 18:09
An up to date list:

https://upstock.guru/information/stock-sites-list-for-contributors.html
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