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The union or Artists Coalition (Micro Stock Artists Coalition...MSAC) is an interesting idea, but it can't be set up just as a group who welds a stick.There has to be some reason for agencies, contributors and buyers to want to join in.... you need a big carrot.I can't figure out what carrot would be big enough to get enough people to want to join in.
<snip>You don't meet our standards for rights, commissions, and treatment or you don't get any photos or images. Nice big carrot. <snip>
Quote from: RacePhoto on January 18, 2013, 22:06<snip>You don't meet our standards for rights, commissions, and treatment or you don't get any photos or images. Nice big carrot. <snip>Why would I, as a contributor, join... or more to the point why would I as Shutter Stock care....unless you have a major portion of contributors on side you are doomed to failure.I would like to see some type of organization but it has to serve a purpose...Glenn
Oh I forgot it's the Just Do Nothing but complain lobby. Well fine, you can sit and take lower and lower commissions, changes in rank or earned levels, take abusive threats from agencies. And then write messages on forums, which don't even get to the deaf ears. As long as people continue to be silent victims, nothing will change?Does that explain it better?And yes, there's no problem with SS that I see. They pay, they don't cut commissions, they bring in returns and they appear to treat us like artists and humans. I can't say the same for some other sites.The group, whatever someone wants to call it, union, association, alliance, "whatever" will protect artists and form a united front to deal with things that are wrong with microstock agencies. It's supposed to bring positive change, not just be a bunch of angry thugs, making unreasonable demands.Quote from: grsphoto on January 19, 2013, 12:26Quote from: RacePhoto on January 18, 2013, 22:06<snip>You don't meet our standards for rights, commissions, and treatment or you don't get any photos or images. Nice big carrot. <snip>Why would I, as a contributor, join... or more to the point why would I as Shutter Stock care....unless you have a major portion of contributors on side you are doomed to failure.I would like to see some type of organization but it has to serve a purpose...Glenn
There is a sort-of freelance togs 'union' in the UK; and none of the micros is on their list of agencies willing to adhere to their code, for all the obvious/usual reasons, particularly following up on image misuses/abuses. (Actually Alamy is on the list, but I haven't found them to be any more helpful than iStock in that respect.)