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blvdone

June 10, 2023, 00:06
Hi, I found a fraud account on Shutterstock.   
https://www.shutterstock.com/g/HappyStore/video

Stolen from this account.
https://www.shutterstock.com/g/ProStockMedia/video

Probably stolen from his Storyblocks unlimited download account. 
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/portfolio/stockmedia?srch-term=new%20york&page=1&sort=most_relevant

The same clip.
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1103028391-businessman-market-research-hologram-world-map-connections
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-32104852-computer-screen-office-desk-view-accounting-investment

And probably all the clips are from that account.

Danger of contributing to "unlimited download" stock sites.  I don't understand why some people do it.  If anybody knows the Tattoostock/Stockmedia/ProStockMedia, please let him/her know about this.  I reported the same account on Pond5 and got the fraud account removed ASAP, but don't know how to contact Shutterstock.

Jo Ann Snover

#1
June 10, 2023, 00:33
Email to [email protected] - the "IP Team"

blvdone

#2
June 10, 2023, 01:39
Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on June 10, 2023, 00:33
Email to [email protected] - the "IP Team"

I actually did, but haven't heard back.  So, I won't do anymore.  It's up to the original content owner to take action.  This consequence was very expected when people contribute to unlimited download stock sites.  So, good luck to everybody who contribute to those unlimited download sites like Storyblocks.  It's suicidal.

blvdone

#3
June 10, 2023, 01:42
It's an easy call for crooks to just sign up at unlimited download stock sites and just download videos 24/7 and create fake account.  That's why I don't contribute to those sites like Storyblocks.

gnirtS

#4
June 10, 2023, 10:46 Last Edit: June 10, 2023, 11:18 by gnirtS
This guy ticks all the boxes for stolen content but i haven found sources yet.

Videos from random places, badly captioned, of all varying types and tiny.

https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Ashik_Hakeem/video

Also posting multiple times on FB wanting buyers.

Same video appears on this, also dodgy looking account (which is hosing images from AS from years ago from different names):
https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Junaidrasool1/video


blvdone

#5
June 10, 2023, 11:55
Quote from: gnirtS on June 10, 2023, 10:46
This guy ticks all the boxes for stolen content but i haven found sources yet.

Videos from random places, badly captioned, of all varying types and tiny.

https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Ashik_Hakeem/video

Also posting multiple times on FB wanting buyers.

Same video appears on this, also dodgy looking account (which is hosing images from AS from years ago from different names):
https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Junaidrasool1/video

This
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1103936789-uncover-valuable-knowledge-trends-this-captivating-stock

and this are the same.
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1006640659-seamless-looping-animation-stock-market-trend

But he doesn't contribute to Storyblocks.  So his clips were downloaded from Shutterstock or AdobeStock on cheap subscription by fraud account thief.  When you start selling your clips very cheap on those video subs, your clips can be stolen like that.  I only sell on Pond5 now for decent price which won't make sense for those thieves to pay to download to post as their own clip.

https://www.shutterstock.com/g/suphakit73/video?page=3

blvdone

#6
June 10, 2023, 12:02
Quote from: gnirtS on June 10, 2023, 10:46
This guy ticks all the boxes for stolen content but i haven found sources yet.

Videos from random places, badly captioned, of all varying types and tiny.

https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Ashik_Hakeem/video

Also posting multiple times on FB wanting buyers.

Same video appears on this, also dodgy looking account (which is hosing images from AS from years ago from different names):
https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Junaidrasool1/video

This video
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1103083927-world-autism-awareness-daychildren-hand-draw-heart

was stolen from this
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1066515859-world-autism-awareness-day-children's-hand-draws?irclickid=V28xUy0F7xyPWpXXItTokR8BUkF0Jt0DS2Df3A0&irgwc=1&utm_campaign=TinEye&utm_content=108110&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_source=77643&utm_term=

But this guy also stole it.
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1102127137-filling-different-types-color-drawing-heart-complete

It's a mess out there.  How come Shutterstock not finding those same clips on their sites???  They are pretty strict uploading the same clip from the same account, I thought.

blvdone

#7
June 10, 2023, 12:04
BTW, I used Tineye.com reverse image search to find those clips from different accounts by screen capturing the thumbnail of videos.

gnirtS

#8
June 10, 2023, 13:29
Quote from: blvdone on June 10, 2023, 12:02
Quote from: gnirtS on June 10, 2023, 10:46
This guy ticks all the boxes for stolen content but i haven found sources yet.

Videos from random places, badly captioned, of all varying types and tiny.

https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Ashik_Hakeem/video

Also posting multiple times on FB wanting buyers.

Same video appears on this, also dodgy looking account (which is hosing images from AS from years ago from different names):
https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Junaidrasool1/video

This video
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1103083927-world-autism-awareness-daychildren-hand-draw-heart

was stolen from this
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1066515859-world-autism-awareness-day-children's-hand-draws?irclickid=V28xUy0F7xyPWpXXItTokR8BUkF0Jt0DS2Df3A0&irgwc=1&utm_campaign=TinEye&utm_content=108110&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_source=77643&utm_term=

But this guy also stole it.
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1102127137-filling-different-types-color-drawing-heart-complete

It's a mess out there.  How come Shutterstock not finding those same clips on their sites???  They are pretty strict uploading the same clip from the same account, I thought.

Im not convinced this isn't the same image farm working with multiple accounts as opposed to individuals nicking the same thing.

As far as SS similars go - it seems to catch them uploaded in the same batch *but* not if theres a time gap and its a different batch.
I accidentally uploaded the same batch twice, about 4 weeks apart a while back and they all got accepted twice.

On a related note:- is it me or has Google Images made it much harder to find identical images online than it used to?

blvdone

#9
June 16, 2023, 01:59 Last Edit: June 16, 2023, 12:41 by blvdone
Found another fraud clips on an account that's like Blackboxguild.
https://www.shutterstock.com/g/StockBeamer/video?q=lion

Those lion clips are ripped from this YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@MovingPicturesAfrica/videos

These are on Pond5 too.
https://www.pond5.com/artist/movingpicturesafrica

Forum thread on Pond5 .
https://www.pond5.com/community?thread=221323541

gnirtS

#10
June 16, 2023, 05:44
For all the (deserved) criticism of the use of AI more and more it strikes me one area it could be useful for is detecting similar images *and video* to stop this sort of thing.

The fact it's not suggests to me agencies arent overly bothered.

changingsky

#11
June 16, 2023, 10:34
Quote from: gnirtS on June 16, 2023, 05:44
For all the (deserved) criticism of the use of AI more and more it strikes me one area it could be useful for is detecting similar images *and video* to stop this sort of thing.

The fact it's not suggests to me agencies arent overly bothered.
There are 2 problems: convince the giants (a quality AI works need a decent investment) and the interest of the business shareholders - they have money from all accounts.
And then - what the next? The law enforcement needs also good money. And finally: does the criminal a money to pay? Otherwise again - the government have to feed them in prison.

blvdone

#16
June 17, 2023, 00:10 Last Edit: June 17, 2023, 00:12 by blvdone
This is how I found those.

I do empty keyword search on Storyblocks and sort by most downloaded.
https://www.storyblocks.com/all-video/search?max_duration=10000&sort=most_downloaded&video_quality=HD

Then I capture thumbnail of a clip and do reverse image search on Tineye.com.
https://tineye.com

And you sometimes find multiple link to other stock sites by multiple contributors.

You can do specific popular keyword search to see if there are thieves too.  If you upload to Storyblocks, you may want to see if your best selling clips are uploaded by somebody else.

gnirtS

#17
June 17, 2023, 12:33
Im very glad that i didnt go to Storyblocks.  I did consider it as a test at one point.

blvdone

#18
June 17, 2023, 16:04
Quote from: gnirtS on June 17, 2023, 12:33
Im very glad that i didnt go to Storyblocks.  I did consider it as a test at one point.

Yes, it can be a nightmare.  Unlimited download can devalue your clips in the long run.  Not a good move.
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