Originally, somebody reported this on Pond5 artist forum.
https://www.pond5.com/community?thread=221323541&page=4

MediaFuzeBox 2023-06-21 18:00
Yeah definitely flipped.
This is one of my clips they stole:
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/226125303-wild-horses-onaqui-horse-herd-utah-simpson-springs
vs my clip
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/217385688-wild-horse-moving-through-desert-slow-motion-nostrils-flap

Original
https://artgrid.io/clip/76952/plane-aircraft-airplane-landing

Cropped, frame rate lowered to make it longer, horizontally flipped and color adjusted? Sold 2 times.
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/221398995-airplane-landing-aircraft-plane

Original.
https://artgrid.io/clip/45852/snow-blowing-wind-cold

Cropped and horizontally flipped.  Sold 2 times.
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/196921233-wind-blowing-snow-top-snowy-mountains

This topic doesn't make any sense. Post your information in topics dedicated to theft on stocks.

Thank you blvdone for the detective work you put in.

Thank you blvdone for the detective work you put in.

You are welcome!!

But the thief sold 76 times on Pond5 Exclusive since 2022.  Price of the clips were $25/HD and $50/4k.  So, I think the average revenue per clip was about $20.  Total revenue of about $1,500 of 7,445 clips he downloaded, uploaded and tagged.  Was it worth the hours the thief put in?  Maybe not.  But if the thief lives in developing country with low cost of living, it's not bad maybe.

Bad news!!!  Found another account full of stolen clips from Artgrid!!

https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Yodhi+Feriawan/video

Perhaps the agencies should once team up for a large blog post about content theft and publish it at the same time.

Pointing out that accounts with stolen content are banned forever.

Also they should absolutely use ai and automatically scan all newbie accounts. Maybe when they reach 100 files?

Or just scan all uploads automatically.

The sooner these ports get closed down, the faster they learn.

Quote from: stoker2014 on June 22, 2023, 03:26

If you sell on Artgrid and Storyblocks your income is much higher than your income on Pond5 and other stocks too.

I would like to know what you are relying on to guarantee what you say. Just your portfolio? If it's just that, it's not enough.

Let's be modest, shall we? maybe it works for you, not for me.

Quote from: stoker2014 on June 22, 2023, 03:26

The only problem is that it is almost impossible to get on Artgrid or Storyblocks,

Good thing they don't let practically anyone in. 

Do you sell videos on Artgrid and Storyblocks?
I'm based on the information I've been told by people who sell videos there.

Of course, it's good that the authors are not allowed, especially when you are already there, this is logical.

Quote from: Evaristo tenscadisto on June 22, 2023, 08:24

Quote from: stoker2014 on June 22, 2023, 03:26

If you sell on Artgrid and Storyblocks your income is much higher than your income on Pond5 and other stocks too.

I would like to know what you are relying on to guarantee what you say. Just your portfolio? If it's just that, it's not enough.

Let's be modest, shall we? maybe it works for you, not for me.

Quote from: stoker2014 on June 22, 2023, 03:26

The only problem is that it is almost impossible to get on Artgrid or Storyblocks,

Good thing they don't let practically anyone in. 

Do you sell videos on Artgrid and Storyblocks?
I'm based on the information I've been told by people who sell videos there.

Of course, it's good that the authors are not allowed, especially when you are already there, this is logical.

Fortunately I don't sell on Artgrid. But i am aware of how it works well to a Small Producer Company with less than 30 employees where i work as a freelancer. They download daily roughly 100 clips and pay 50$/month for it.

I had a Videoblocks client account turned into Storyblocks account. Once I did upload 800 clips i did not sent to curators when i found out it was unlimited downloads. I ended up deleting all the clips and closing the account. It is not profitable to me.

But let's do the math.
In theory 600$ cost for 36400 videos/ year on Artgrid. Profit is huge for them is it not? The only thing that companies complain is lack of diversity so they usually go spend in others microstock sites after a while because they cannot present same videos to the clients each month. How many downloads do you think a contributor needs to do on Artgrid to make 6 digits?

Now let's do the math with the other side of the coin.
I can tell you that you can make nearly 6 digits with less than 2000 downloads in limited download sites.

The rule of a big/medium/small company to make profit is how to save money. So first they drain all they can from these sites. Afterwards they will go to others sites to find the diversity they need in the videos. Once i got to know how these clients think i immediately understood i could get a better return for a clip in other sites. Occasionally i even sell them directly instead using my microstock account which is even more profitable to me.
This is how they work: cycle of 3/4 years. They combine an unlimited download site with single sales from other sites. First they had Artgrid, then videoblocks, then Storyblocks and now Artgrid (again) combining it with SS, P5 and Adobe.

You missed my point of "Good thing they don't let practically anyone in"...
Less people there, less clips there, less thieves and more fast companies will move on to other sites once "the unlimited" pond runs dry.


   

Quote from: stoker2014 on June 22, 2023, 09:43

Quote from: Evaristo tenscadisto on June 22, 2023, 08:24

Quote from: stoker2014 on June 22, 2023, 03:26

If you sell on Artgrid and Storyblocks your income is much higher than your income on Pond5 and other stocks too.

I would like to know what you are relying on to guarantee what you say. Just your portfolio? If it's just that, it's not enough.

Let's be modest, shall we? maybe it works for you, not for me.

Quote from: stoker2014 on June 22, 2023, 03:26

The only problem is that it is almost impossible to get on Artgrid or Storyblocks,

Good thing they don't let practically anyone in. 

Do you sell videos on Artgrid and Storyblocks?
I'm based on the information I've been told by people who sell videos there.

Of course, it's good that the authors are not allowed, especially when you are already there, this is logical.

Fortunately I don't sell on Artgrid. But i am aware of how it works well to a Small Producer Company with less than 30 employees where i work as a freelancer. They download daily roughly 100 clips and pay 50$/month for it.

I had a Videoblocks client account turned into Storyblocks account. Once I did upload 800 clips i did not sent to curators when i found out it was unlimited downloads. I ended up deleting all the clips and closing the account. It is not profitable to me.

But let's do the math.
In theory 600$ cost for 36400 videos/ year on Artgrid. Profit is huge for them is it not? The only thing that companies complain is lack of diversity so they usually go spend in others microstock sites after a while because they cannot present same videos to the clients each month. How many downloads do you think a contributor needs to do on Artgrid to make 6 digits?

Now let's do the math with the other side of the coin.
I can tell you that you can make nearly 6 digits with less than 2000 downloads in limited download sites.

The rule of a big/medium/small company to make profit is how to save money. So first they drain all they can from these sites. Afterwards they will go to others sites to find the diversity they need in the videos. Once i got to know how these clients think i immediately understood i could get a better return for a clip in other sites. Occasionally i even sell them directly instead using my microstock account which is even more profitable to me.
This is how they work: cycle of 3/4 years. They combine an unlimited download site with single sales from other sites. First they had Artgrid, then videoblocks, then Storyblocks and now Artgrid (again) combining it with SS, P5 and Adobe.

You missed my point of "Good thing they don't let practically anyone in"...
Less people there, less clips there, less thieves and more fast companies will move on to other sites once "the unlimited" pond runs dry.


 

Good point!!