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Messages - vectorsforall
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« on: December 26, 2021, 04:48 »
Lots of extended licenses.
Interested here.
How many photos do you sell are extended as in one to how many with Adobe and how many where there in absolute numbers? I had three but had to enforce them eventually via the copyright department because the company that went commercial with my photo's bought them at the 33 cent price and it took a whole lot of effort on my side to get Adobe doing anything about it.
Yes I had sells with somewhat larger amount as the 66 or 99 cents and an additonal 3 or 4 dollars but Extended like 26 and above never except those three I mentioned.
I hear other people complaining also they never get EL licenses. So please inform us how that is for you and at what level?
I make most of my extended licenses on video sales, I have almost no extended L with my illustrations (probably one every 6 month...)
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« on: December 24, 2021, 04:15 »
Amazing year for me with AS.
#1 in earnings so far, monthly balance paid in my own currency (EUR) so no Paypal commissions :-)
The acceptance rate is fast and almost 100%. Lots of extended licenses.
Thumbs up!
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« on: October 22, 2021, 12:11 »
Seems it works again tonight with metadata. Thanks !!!
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« on: October 19, 2021, 09:16 »
Hi, on Adobe Stock since some days, once uploaded via sftp, my .mp4 videos metadata are not automatically read as usually before...
Aynone having the same issue ?
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« on: October 19, 2021, 03:34 »
Hi,
my uploads show after being loaded via sFtp, but the metadata are no longer read since a few days... But yet they are embedded as usual in my mp4 files.
Anyone has the same experience ?
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« on: October 16, 2021, 03:58 »
Sorry to read that :-(
What the fxxck is wrong with them ?! I already told on this forum that when I send them multiple notices of thieves accounts with dozens of duplicate videos, they just - in the better case - pull the videos and let the thieves account online. And here - from what I understand - for just one image, they shut your account all the way down...
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« on: September 11, 2021, 04:00 »
As they did for me, they will probably in the best case delete the duplicate files that you listed and let the portfolio online as if nothing happened 
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« on: August 23, 2021, 09:50 »
There is no benefit for Shutterstock to pay people to delete thieves accounts
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« on: August 23, 2021, 05:45 »
BREAKING!
I just found that... No the thief portfolio is still online
Wrong joy, still living in Shitterworld
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« on: August 23, 2021, 05:40 »
Finally, I found this monday that the thief portfolio has been deleted. I guess that maybe some serious people are back from holidays... So I'm now working on other thieves portfolio DMCA notices. What a waste of time and energy
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« on: August 17, 2021, 10:53 »
Here we go, Shitterstock team never stop the race to the bottom :
Neither they have not deleted the entire portfolio of the thief I have notified to them, but now he/she has put the files that they deleted again, and it's all online.
I've made again a DMCA notice with same dozens and dozens of duplicate files of my work because they did not delete his port.
And now in french (sorry):
J'en peux plus, je voudrais les avoir devant moi pour leur dfoncer la gueule!!!!
je suis vraiment dsol Vectorsforall.
I've been spending my summer taking down those thieves ( I know, it's sad) and was 95% successful in doing so, but I was fortunate that none of them are on shutterstock website. I had a few with Adobe stock. pond5 and Envato Videohive and it was super easy to process via email, resulting in takedown and full account closure in 1-2 days (not a big fan in using DMCA forms - don't really like giving those thief's my personnel information). for Amazon, it was relatively easy, but wish they made it a bit easier by taking the infringement asset down across the whole amazon domain range (right now you need to file one IP infringement per country, amazon.com, amazon.ca, amazon.co.uk, etc.....). the only one that I have problem with are torrent sites and some servers in china (only reason is because I can't write in Chinese to make a formal complain). for those 2 type, I usually ask for help from Adobe, pond5 or Envato (but never shuttertstock - they are useless).
the only outstanding site that I'm trying to take down at the moment is one that posted large image dumps with "proof of purchase" screengrab from shutterstock (the thief's are using it to show proof they purchased it if someone ask for it). I notified shutterstock about 1.5 month ago and still didn't get any results (only an acknowledgement they received my email).
I feel Shutterstock takes a huge percentage of income from my images and videos and I don't really get much protection from them.
Cheers everyone 
Thanks Motionjunky Ideally, there would be something to do maybe with Stock Coalition, making a deal with dedicated attorneys that could sue and make a permanent work of watching thieves around platforms/world, but would be lots of energy, time and mostly $$
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« on: August 17, 2021, 08:10 »
Here we go, Shitterstock team never stop the race to the bottom :
Neither they have not deleted the entire portfolio of the thief I have notified to them, but now he/she has put the files that they deleted again, and it's all online.
I've made again a DMCA notice with same dozens and dozens of duplicate files of my work because they did not delete his port.
And now in french (sorry):
J'en peux plus, je voudrais les avoir devant moi pour leur dfoncer la gueule!!!!
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« on: August 03, 2021, 09:52 »
And after weeks of patience this is the answer oh these *insult removed* :
...
If you misrepresent that material is infringing, Shutterstock may terminate your Shutterstock account, or you may face other legal consequences.
...
Why don't they* do that to actual infringers also? And publicise that they're doing it?
*And all the other agencies/distributors.
...
Imagine the other way... I file a complaint, the account is shut down, while it's investigated. Would you like that? Guilty and convicted without any sort of fairness and trial? So the problem is, SS must have too many complaints stacked up and they are slow to complete the due diligence, before they can terminate someones source of income.
What's obvious for us, on the surface, has more complicated, legal implications. And they can't just close an account because of an accusation.
That's not what I meant.
They're saying they may take legal action over false accusations, to discourage people from making them.
Why don't they also take legal action over proven image theft? (to discourage people from doing it)
I found on of my BSs on iS on Flickr with some bloke claiming copyright. When I filled in the form to make a complaint, it said they would send the accusee my email address, which I thought was bizarre (but I sent a potentially throwaway addy). No word back, but there's a blank where the photo was and a note that it's under investigation for copyright infringement. (Maybe linking to my image on Getty scared them, or maybe it's automatic, but was blanked within 24 hrs.) This guy's whole port appears to be 'lifted', some with accreditation, most (that I checked) not.
And now more exciting news, guess what?:
1. They haven't suspended the thief's portfolio, they just deleted the images I listed to them and let the portfolio online, but better than that,
2. They have deleted my original images!!! and the duplicate online. They deserve a premium gold award for this, I can't believe it ! :-(
Any action with lawyer will take years, money, energy, and even if I delete my account, the duplicate portfolio will continue having a good time. Shutterstock is thievesland, a true paradise!
Reel Anger.... >{
This is why I believe that SS is trying to milk what they can. If they could act to remove your images from the thief's port, then they could have just as easily removed the port. That conscious decision tells me volumes about what SS is now all about.
Exactly! And soon they will just delete every contributors account with original creations and let the duplicate files on thieves ghosts portfolios (maybe they already own these) online, and here comes the money, as simply as that!
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« on: August 03, 2021, 05:17 »
And after weeks of patience this is the answer oh these *insult removed* :
...
If you misrepresent that material is infringing, Shutterstock may terminate your Shutterstock account, or you may face other legal consequences.
...
Why don't they* do that to actual infringers also? And publicise that they're doing it?
*And all the other agencies/distributors.
...
Imagine the other way... I file a complaint, the account is shut down, while it's investigated. Would you like that? Guilty and convicted without any sort of fairness and trial? So the problem is, SS must have too many complaints stacked up and they are slow to complete the due diligence, before they can terminate someones source of income.
What's obvious for us, on the surface, has more complicated, legal implications. And they can't just close an account because of an accusation.
That's not what I meant.
They're saying they may take legal action over false accusations, to discourage people from making them.
Why don't they also take legal action over proven image theft? (to discourage people from doing it)
I found on of my BSs on iS on Flickr with some bloke claiming copyright. When I filled in the form to make a complaint, it said they would send the accusee my email address, which I thought was bizarre (but I sent a potentially throwaway addy). No word back, but there's a blank where the photo was and a note that it's under investigation for copyright infringement. (Maybe linking to my image on Getty scared them, or maybe it's automatic, but was blanked within 24 hrs.) This guy's whole port appears to be 'lifted', some with accreditation, most (that I checked) not.
And now more exciting news, guess what?: 1. They haven't suspended the thief's portfolio, they just deleted the images I listed to them and let the portfolio online, but better than that, 2. They have deleted my original images!!! and the duplicate online. They deserve a premium gold award for this, I can't believe it ! :-( Any action with lawyer will take years, money, energy, and even if I delete my account, the duplicate portfolio will continue having a good time. Shutterstock is thievesland, a true paradise! Reel Anger.... >{
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« on: July 23, 2021, 12:01 »
I've just sent another DMCA notice with more than 20 products listed (original mine and duplicate thief)
Let's see how these professionals will answer
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« on: July 23, 2021, 11:41 »
And after weeks of patience this is the answer oh these *insult removed* : "Hello, Thank you for your email. Our requirements for submitting Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") notices of infringement are below. You may send a proper notice in reply to this email. If you misrepresent that material is infringing, Shutterstock may terminate your Shutterstock account, or you may face other legal consequences. Infringement Notice Requirements: 1) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. 2) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site. 3) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the Shutterstock to locate the material. 4) Information reasonably sufficient to permit the Shutterstock to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted. 5) A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. 6) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. Only the copyright owner or their authorized representative may file a report of copyright infringement. If you believe content on Shutterstock infringes someone elses copyright, you may want to let the rights owner know. Please note that we may provide the rights owners name, your email and the details of your report to the person who receives the complaint. For more information, please review Shutterstock's DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice at: www.shutterstock.com/terms/dmca-notice. Regards, Shutterstock Compliance Team" We must waste time listing blatant thief's portfolio by checking one by one every single product duplicated.
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« on: July 17, 2021, 12:31 »
11 days later still nothing and I found another thief's portfolio and again I send another DMCA notice.
Shitter is a thieves factory.
Not only they made big cut in our commissions without shame but also they are a heaven for thieves.
I'm starting considering closing my account even if I'm still doing some numbers there. Enough is enough
I have to ask, because this comes up fairly often, but how does closing your account and losing the income, change anything about the thieves or make SS more proactive in removing thieves? All it does is hurt you?
The crooks come from all agencies, steal from all kinds of places, and spread their copied images in many places. This isn't just a SS issue.
I don't know why they move so slowly, but at least, when a valid complaint is filed, we have seen the accounts removed.
Good work finding and reporting them!
Good point ;-) My anger speaks for myself
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« on: July 16, 2021, 11:19 »
11 days later still nothing and I found another thief's portfolio and again I send another DMCA notice.
Shitter is a thieves factory.
Not only they made big cut in our commissions without shame but also they are a heaven for thieves.
I'm starting considering closing my account even if I'm still doing some numbers there. Enough is enough
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« on: July 05, 2021, 10:33 »
Still no answer nor action from Shitter, 2 DMCA notices posted june 24th.
they don't even care
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« on: July 01, 2021, 02:07 »
Wow u found one. Give me 20 minutes and I can find at least 10!
What a stupid reply. He's just trying to be helpful.
Why don't they do anything?
I made a DMCA notice for both accounts I just found.
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« on: June 30, 2021, 09:32 »
better security could mean slower speeds, and that make sense if you think about it
100% agree! But I guess I'm happy that all my port is already online and so not to have to upload my entire portfolio with Sftp speed 
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« on: June 30, 2021, 03:03 »
I find this stuff simply by going on one of my products page and taking a look at 'similar products' below, and when I see a duplicate one I know I got the thief's portfolio
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« on: June 29, 2021, 10:00 »
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« on: June 28, 2021, 12:14 »
A this point, it will take less time rendering my animations with Adobe Media Encoder than uploading them... 
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« on: June 28, 2021, 12:06 »
Hi,
I've made the changes with my ftp client, switching to Sftp, but the speed is now way slower than before...
Any of you has the same experience ? Very frustrating.
Is it normal ?
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