Is there any way at all to get iStock to accept a model release with a range of dates or open ended dates?

Im submitting to other agencies using EasyRelease with an open date clearly specified.  I've also tried a custom one with "and all from this date forwards" signed.  Both get rejected.

Do you REALLY have to get a separate release signed by each person for every single date shot?  If show then model released uploads for me are going to be a non-starter on iS as the type of stuff i do has the same people (normally work colleagues) on random dates and pretty much constantly and to get them to sign a single release and upload for every single shoot is going to be a nightmare and impractical.

FWIW the other main micro agencies all seem to accept the easyrelease with open date and the custom modifications - its only istock constantly demanding one per shoot.

If anyone has managed to get a date ranged or open ended release accepted by them can you please send me details of its exact wording or format?

Quote from: gnirtS on February 08, 2015, 01:03

Is there any way at all to get iStock to accept a model release with a range of dates or open ended dates?

No.

The only exception is the same concept / location shot over a very short period of time (a week or less). Otherwise, it's one MR per. 

If that's the case then its not worth me bothering to submit any images of actual people to them.  I tend to use the same people maybe once or twice a week and have done for several years so the practicalities of asking them all to sign countless individual releases for one specific site don't make it worth it for the financial return.

Just checked for example and one person appears on 29 different days going back 3.5 years.  I'll just submit to all the others and skip iS for any people shots.