How are you going to enforce compensation ? Sue them ? Do they live in your country ?

Practically if its someone using it for a blog, in reality best you'll do is getting it taken down or they may choose to purchase.

If it was a multinational company using the image for a world wide advertising campaign it might be worth your time and money.

Hello All,

This topic has come up in the past and I strongly recommend against downsizing and encouraging others to downsize.   

First, it's not in your best interest as a contributor.   While many of our images are licensed through the subscription model to both large and small businesses, many of you have seen sales through our enterprise products (where royalties can be up to $120 or more).  Many of those enterprise clients are advertising agencies, Fortune 500 companies, etc., who are looking for images of good or high technical quality.  If you're downsizing images, you're potentially losing out on some of your highest-potential sales in many markets around the world.   With nearly 1 million customers now searching for images at Shutterstock, you want your portfolio to be of the highest quality to generate the highest amount of earnings across that broad and diverse customer base.


Best,

Scott
VP of Content
Shutterstock