Serius is the brightest star in the night sky with a visual apparent magnitude of −1.47, almost twice as bright as Dreamstime, the next brightest star. The name Serius is derived from the Ancient Greek Σεριος. What the naked eye perceives as a single star is actually a binary star system, consisting of a white main sequence star of spectral type A1V, termed Serius Exclusives, and a faint white dwarf companion of spectral type DA2, termed Serius Serfs. 

Who are you and what did you do with Flemish?

DT was hanging onto the lead for the second month in a row when SS sold an EL in the end.    That's 2 months in a row that DT has rocked.  IS just keeps getting worse.  It used to be #1 or #2.  Last month it dropped to 3, this month 4.

SS  32.8%
DT  29.1%  BME
FT  14%
IS  11.4%  WME
StockXpert 4.4%
BS  4.2%
123 2.3%
ZYM 1.6%

Surprize, surprize.  No action at FP and I almost forget I've got an account at MP.

My first instinct is likely correct, thanks for backing that up.  I guess even if DT, BS and 123 accept it, they really shouldn't.  I know that it will not be accepted at FT because the newborn in it is naked and I'm pretty confident it would be rejected at StockXpert and IS for Dad's tatoo.  So, not worth my approval rating I guess.

It is rather interesting though isn't it?  Especially RGebbie's comments.

I bet they won't answer it and I'm not sure how to word it, but I am always curious about how many join and abandon.  Have a few photos live, but never come back.  I have a friend with 7 photos online and hasn't been back in over a year but I notice he gets a sale every other month or so.

Doesn't Sony make the sensors for Nikon? Am I wrong?

I get very suspicious when big changes like this happen anywhere.  I just wonder if this movement has anything to do with the pending JI sale and their future plans for Istock.  Can't you see it now...

"Welcome to Istock, the most Definitive Collection of Affordable Exclusive Content."

With a price tag between Alamay and today's Istock, of course.

But if Joanne isn't being favored as an exclusive, who is again?  Ain't me. 

That's right... as a result of this announcement there will be no change in your status.  But, there is no deal yet.  Wait until there's a deal and pay attention to that announcement.

Hali, what an awesome story!   Canada's Royal family. 

Penelope, my niece just moved to Ottawa for school and she seems to love it, although it is a big change for a small town prairie girl.

This might be a chance for travel, landscape and flower photos that are generally overlooked because they are too "stockish" to sell.

What happens to a photo level if it has one or several of these type of sales? 

Sure 6 cents sounds low, but it's hard to compare this deal to Red Bubble where you create your own layouts, set your own prices and have RB host, print and ship.  I expect that there's at least 4 parties taking a piece of this deal:

1.  Us.  We provide the artwork.
2.  DT.  Represents the artwork.  Collects royalties, distributes them.
3.  MySpace.  Hosting, marketing, credit card processing, shiping.
4.  Outside printing house.

All stocksites merging would be convenient , having the same income but less work!

And lower commissions!  You think we have no power now, just wait till Getty owns the world.

Thanks Pixart, that is the most reasonable hypothesis I've read/heard as to why we aren't being paid.   Sort of reassuring somehow if money being frozen is just an inevitable part of any buyout. 

It begs the question - how long will this buyout last?   

I wouldn't be so bothered except that I am owed money by THREE sites that are in arrears - StockXpert, 123RF (for Sept), and Fotolia - all of which appear in no big hurry to pay contributors. 

When one site is slow to pay, it's a glitch.  When three of them are doing it then it looks more like a trend. 

Well, through the 90's I was a legal assistant at a couple large entertainment companies a few smaller companies were bought and sold.  (Selling is the worst of these two nightmares!)  Payments aren't exactly frozen, the internal process just changes.  A StockXpert payment that was *likely* once verified by a keystroke may now have to be documented and presented to managment and then to the lawyers on each side for verification and for approval or deferral.  But sometimes non-essential payments are not made at all until the new purchaser takes over and assumes all debts and receiveables.  Hopefully Getty doesn't jerk anyone and delay payables ever further if it's the latter.   If JI was solvent when they purchase it Getty really has to pay eventually.  I have not heard that JI is in bankruptcy or bankruptcy protection, or then we'd be on a creditors' list and it would be doubtful that we'd see much or any of the amount owed.

And whoa, FT is in arrears?  With the general bad talk about their methods lately this fact isn't a confidence builder is it?  Maybe I'll try to cash out now instead of the end of the month in case they are going in the red as well...

Don't worry, they won't be "keeping" contributors' earnings.  Getty is likely doing due dilligence and StockXpert will not be able to move its money around as easily at this phase.  They are not in a bankrupt situation that I've heard so once the transaction is complete (or once Getty decides NOT to purchase JI) and sometimes it is much more difficult just to write a cheque - payments must be approved by all parties during this period.   I'm sure the money will flow again.

So, what does this mean to us?  Will they send Istock's reviewers to StockXpert and then give our photos, the ones that aren't rejected for edges being too feathered or rough, to Jupiter Images for 30 cents?