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2376
« on: May 21, 2014, 08:57 »
The fact that the numbers continue to shrink means even more people are opting out than we realize, because the non-opted-out contributors continue to add new images. That means the opt-outs outweigh the growth from all the other contributors.
2377
« on: May 20, 2014, 15:36 »
Congrats! Now I'm starting to feel slighted. 
2378
« on: May 20, 2014, 11:07 »
Congrats! That's great. I really should drive up and see the gallery opening, but I'm too darned lazy...
2379
« on: May 20, 2014, 10:41 »
Crated is now live and open for business! Go discover some amazing art at https://crated.com/
2381
« on: May 19, 2014, 14:26 »
In all fairness, we do shoot in Canada if we need to save money. Especially if we're shooting the ubiquitous businessman with a puppet scenario. Those puppeteers always want the big bucks and the most expensive bottled water.
($500 for a director? On what planet?)
2382
« on: May 19, 2014, 09:44 »
We grumble about tiny budgets for 30-second commercials...tiny being $250,000.
2383
« on: May 18, 2014, 11:17 »
Is there really no equivalent of the ASA in the US?
I see on their front page, they're advertising "100,000 new images every week".
If that doesn't happen, is there really no simple way of making them accountable?
(Hmmm, from what EmberMike says, they seem to be hitting that target.)
My guess is they're more likely to stop making that claim now that you've pointed it out, just like they dropped the claim about how many millions were one dollar forever.
2384
« on: May 18, 2014, 10:41 »
I'm not sure it's launched yet.
2385
« on: May 18, 2014, 08:01 »
Somehow Shutterstock keeps finding ways to increase sales while also increasing our earnings per download. If only everyone else would follow suit.
2386
« on: May 18, 2014, 05:43 »
I believe a class action lawsuit in the U.S. is free until you win; then the attorneys take 1/3. But you do need a group of people to initiate things and follow through and an attorney who thinks the case has merit and potential monetary damages are worth taking on the case.
For a still-small player like DPC, it's so much easier to simply choke off their revenue by opting out and starving them of product. The problem is getting in touch with all the contributors.
2387
« on: May 17, 2014, 14:27 »
It sounds like first it would take a lot of effort from them.
2388
« on: May 17, 2014, 14:09 »
I wish we could get this kind of energy around supporting a single fair agency and propping them up instead of wasting it on Fotolia and Dollar Photo Club.
I'm done worrying about this. I've done what I can, time to get back to focusing on new work and getting it submitted to agencies that matter.
Which would you recommend? And how would you get buyers to switch?
2389
« on: May 17, 2014, 12:57 »
2390
« on: May 17, 2014, 11:52 »
Where they got the idea from: https://www.dollarshaveclub.comThey even use the same font in their logo. Copyright infringement?
2391
« on: May 17, 2014, 11:27 »
I do not agree, I think that if we continue to spread the word to our friends we will continue to make progress. Almost everyone I have contacted personally has opted out and many have deleted their ports.
Keep spreading the word, it is as simple as this. If we think we cant make a difference we make it a certainty that we won't make a difference.
Thanks to those who are and were willing to bring about change in this industry, you have proved that we are not powerless.
I don't for a minute believe that we are doomed. It is time for us to step up to the plate and take care of our assets.
I do think it's a matter of communication. If everyone was aware their files appeared in DPC, there would be many more people opting out. That's why Fotolia kept it quiet.
2392
« on: May 17, 2014, 10:49 »
I think this announcement has officially backfired.
2394
« on: May 15, 2014, 14:52 »
A big success is the ability to opt out. Before you had to delete all your files. Now you can remove them with one hard-to-find click.
2395
« on: May 15, 2014, 11:40 »
This tends to get buried in the longer threads. Let's keep the momentum going and continuing the opt-out! Go to your Contributor page. Under My Account, select My Profile ( https://us.fotolia.com/Member/Modify). Select Contributor Parameters ( https://us.fotolia.com/Member/Modify/Contributor). Find Sell my files on DPC and click Modify. And, from another contributor: "Then check that where you ticked actually says, "do not share on DPC". It's one of those sneaky buttons that if you press it again it will revert to share." after clicking Modify you need to "Save parameters" at the bottom of the page. Otherwise the changes will not stick.
2397
« on: May 15, 2014, 11:02 »
I respectfully disagree. I think the amount of images that have been opted out in just a few days is phenomenal, considering the number of years it took to build up that library. More buyers are getting aggravated with disappearing files and tweeting about it. More of us are making those buyers aware of the boycott and other options for images. I see the message getting out there even more.
I'm sure every boycott, protest, and revolution seemed impossible at the beginning. Yet many of them worked. If citizens can overthrow governments, we can shut down one little website.
2398
« on: May 15, 2014, 09:48 »
On 3rd May DPC had 18% less files than Fotolia (calculated with the search tearms Business, People, Animal, Nature and Beautiful).
On 10th May it was 21%.
Today it is 23,9% (or 6.750.000 files less).
I suppose that means that since the announcement of the higher subscription royalties, MORE files/contributors are opted out instead of less ... 
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that their next move will be : DPC entry level 99 $
how do you think the 99$ would make things any better? are we trying to push down the subscription prices? do we want to see SS pulling down the 250$ mark?
I really don't see the advantage of driving buyers from one agency to another to get the same or less, please tell me your thoughts, cheers!
I agree. Though it's a somewhat higher bar, it still undercuts everyone else because you still pay $1 per photo, which never expires. I think DPC just needs to go away completely.
2399
« on: May 15, 2014, 08:39 »
Yep. Just received the email from them. It's time to get even more people to opt out. 
2400
« on: May 15, 2014, 07:51 »
I'm seeing endless DPC ads on Facebook. They must be spending a small fortune on advertising. FT are clearly putting everything they've got behind this initiative....
And I'm commenting on every one I see, telling people we're pulling our work.
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