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Title: Posterok reselling images without license
Post by: DanFLCreativo on March 18, 2016, 08:30

Hi to all. Sorry about my english.

I used "Find images on google" on one of my shutterstock designs and I found it on a place callled Posterok.

They sell images as posters, canvas and so on, just like any other places we know but my image was never sold on extended license.
I send them an email about what partners they have or where did they bought my image and a couple of days next I received his response with just a one word: DELETED!
I check the link and apparently they erased but 0 explanation...obviously they acted illegally; what can I do know?

It is likely to be several or dozens of our images there illegally selling.

Check the site: http://posterok.com/us/ (http://posterok.com/us/)

Title: Re: Posterok reselling images without license
Post by: eyewave on March 18, 2016, 09:57

As far as I can see it's a bigstock affiliate site, and you'll be paid for a single print (hopefully) when a poster is bought there

Title: Re: Posterok reselling images without license
Post by: DanFLCreativo on March 18, 2016, 10:23

Hi, thanks for the response; but why they deleted? why they didn´t say they are bigstock partner? His answer would be different than "DELETED" If they were acting correctly i guess...

Bigstock have a partner called posterjack.com but non posterok

I wiil send an email to bigstock.

Thanks again.

Title: Re: Posterok reselling images without license
Post by: wordplanet on March 18, 2016, 11:08

It looks like a Ukrainian site - let us know if Bigstock tells you they are a partner. It they are not, then it is distressing. I think some sites try to mimic the names of legitimate sites to get traffic. No idea if this is one of those. Under architecture they seemed to have a lot of nude women so it seems a bit random.

Title: Re: Posterok reselling images without license
Post by: DanFLCreativo on March 18, 2016, 11:15

Yes, I will post bigstock answer as far as I get it.

Title: Re: Posterok reselling images without license
Post by: DanFLCreativo on April 01, 2016, 12:30

Well I received the bigstock/shutterstock response about this issue...

Quote

Dear Daniel,

Thank you for your email. It appears your image has been removed. We trust this resolves the issue but please respond directly to this email if you have any additional questions.

Regards,

Shutterstock Compliance

It appears me or is a poor and not satisfactory response?

We will eventually have to check all our portfolio on this posterok.com to see what others images they use illegaly?

Title: Re: Posterok reselling images without license
Post by: trek on April 01, 2016, 15:30

My port is there too.  The image details are showing fotolia watermarks. 

Title: Re: Posterok reselling images without license
Post by: DanFLCreativo on April 01, 2016, 15:59

Yes, I just see another of my images with a bigstock watermark on it; so..what do we have to do?

Title: Re: Posterok reselling images without license
Post by: cathyslife on April 01, 2016, 16:06

Quote from: DanFLCreativo on April 01, 2016, 15:59

Yes, I just see another of my images with a bigstock watermark on it; so..what do we have to do?

If Bigstock lets you opt out of partner sites, you can opt out and hopefully that will get them off of that site. If you are opted into partner sales, though, you don't have any control over where they go. But you "should" get paid for the sales. Notice I put "should" in quote marks.

Title: Re: Posterok reselling images without license
Post by: trek on April 01, 2016, 17:29

I'm opted out of partner programs at Big Stock.  I WISH I could opt out at Fotolia/Adobe.