Mr. Stock eheh I have created a petition yesterday I guess, 11 signatures

http://www.petitiononline.com/istock11/petition.html

I guess if it was created by Yuri, Andres, Monkeybusiness it would have 111 at minimium!

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Mr. Stock eheh I have created a petition yesterday I guess, 11 signatures

http://www.petitiononline.com/istock11/petition.html

I guess if it was created by Yuri, Andres, Monkeybusiness it would have 111 at minimium!

Hey I saw that but honestly, it doesn't really say anything or threaten to do anything, it has no teeth. We need an ultimatum. We certainly should wait a while and see if all the complaining does any good but eventually if it doesn't, we need to be willing to take action or we'll just get walked on the next time around as well.

No one will lead because most (not all) will tuck the tail and give in like they always have.  Words are one thing, actions are another.

You can easily search the threads of the previous issues and find the near future outcome here.  One or two standing by what they say will not do anything.

iStock started paying a nickle a download, soon we will be back there again.

True.  But if you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.

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we need to be willing to take action or we'll just get walked on the next time around as well.

Whilst the idea of making a stand against perceived injustice is great, there is now way on earth such an idea will have any effect here. Even in the IS forums there's a "We the undersigned" petition stating a lack of confidence in IS management, it's been running for some days now and with all the furore you'd think it would be hundreds of pages long, it's got 300 signatories. I'm not sure how many IS contributors there are, 75,000? 300 signing shows how little enthusiasm there is for any sort of action. I'm not going to do anything either, my income will be affected but it's my main source of income now so I'm not going to endanger that. I came to stock because my previous freelance income was being damaged by constant downward pressure on fees, over a period of years-sound familiar? Fees in publishing and design are probably less than they were 10 years ago and anyone who works in any industry will say the same, I still earn more than I can freelancing, a drop in income will push me into working harder and even if I dropped out or went on strike or whatever idea you may have to protest you can bet the vast majority won't support you. I was reading a report from a major economist yesterday basically saying the world economy is f---ed and it aint going to get any better, we're all clinging to the wreckage, trying to do the best for our families, and promoting strikes or upload slowdowns or attempting to turn away buyers isn't going to make one iota of difference until the whole dirty mess hits the fan finally some point in the near future.

or did not try hard enough

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or did not try hard enough

Trying hard is not easy if you're used to a certain level of income and that plummets when you give up exclusivity.
No offence meant but a lot of people posting this sort of comment ( not all, but quite a few) are not big earners with a lot to lose. If you're only selling a few hundred images a year the reality of moving to a non-exclusive deal is very different to being a big seller at IS. An initial drop in income of , lets say 50% to randomly pluck a figure out of the air if you abandon exclusivity at IS, is manageable if you're earning $200 a month and have a full time job and this is pocket money, if you're earning $2000 a week and paying a mortgage and supporting a family, that's a whole different ball game.