Author Topic: Where can I find my Corbis images since the company sale? (Read 3567 times)

john gertz · « **on:** January 11, 2019, 07:15 »

I was going through a crisis for several years and had zero contact online. Now I am trying to locate any of my contributor image library. I had 600+ stock images with Corbis, and I see only 1 or 2 here and there with smaller agencies. Wasn't this my property?!

dpimborough · « **Reply #1 on:** January 11, 2019, 10:45 »

Corbis/VCG don't own your images they are yours you own the copyright.

As I remember when Corbis closed VCG took over their image base but Getty secured rights to sell Corbis images outside of China.

john gertz · « **Reply #2 on:** January 11, 2019, 20:47 »

Thanks, but I never signed anything with Getty. Did Corbis just delete my library? I have most of the images backed up, but it seems like there should be someplace they were stored?

dpimborough · « **Reply #3 on:** January 12, 2019, 01:55 »

I have no idea what happened to your images you would need to contact VCG

https://www.vcg.com/

john gertz · « **Reply #4 on:** January 12, 2019, 09:11 »

Thanks and I will try that. Do you speak Chinese? LOL

obj owl · « **Reply #5 on:** January 12, 2019, 09:20 »

Quote from: john gertz on January 12, 2019, 09:11

Thanks and I will try that. Do you speak Chinese? LOL

They have an English site, but it is down at the current time

Dear Clients,

The VCG English website is currently being updated and unavailable. Please contact our editors via the following contact information or visit our Chinese main site (www.vcg.com) for more information. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Tel: +86-010-57950395

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

john gertz · « **Reply #6 on:** January 12, 2019, 22:08 »

Again, thanks for the help!

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #7 on:** January 13, 2019, 12:59 »

Don't forget to vote.

Pablito · « **Reply #8 on:** January 14, 2019, 10:51 »

Quote from: john gertz on January 11, 2019, 20:47

Thanks, but I never signed anything with Getty. Did Corbis just delete my library? I have most of the images backed up, but it seems like there should be someplace they were stored?

Corbis wouldn't have deleted your images.
Getty would have contacted you. Just about everything went to Getty. Even non-exclusive files were taken by Getty (at 25% royalty). It was all in the contract they sent out. I had about 3500 images and Getty assigned them to another photographer!! Admittedly this other guy had the same name as me so very easy mistake to be made

Took me a year to get them assigned to me and my existing Getty images.
Anyway - you'd better contact Getty.

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