The microstock game has bastardized the creative incentive for any serious photographer. .25cent images is a absolute insult to ones creativity. The dog and pony show of the microstock companies is full of empty promises catering to the inexperienced photographer. As for trademark protection of your prized images, forget it, almost like public domain now. Why back many many moons ago (10-15 years) the average sale price for a high resolution image was about $190.00 -230.00 US