Man, such whining.  I want the reward , but I don't want to do the work.  If you don't like it, you're not a slave...

Unfortunately, there's no way to know when the daily update is run, and then the sub update is run.  However the one sub I had took two days to update and that's what everyone else seems to say too.

That looks like a bunch of random equations.  Why not just use what looks good.  Or take the subjects age, multiply by the day of the week, and divide by their waist size

Sorry, am I missing something?  The title of this thread is "Alamy now offer a micro license".  Sounds like it is Alamy that is planning to sell the same images Macro and Micro. 

So yeah, I would like to sell micro on Alamy. 

Yes.  This is no different from last week, when no one would sell the same image on micro as macro, except that Alamy now allows non-commercial, almost private use, for a micro price.  I don't see why that would change anyones position.  The entire collection is not suddenly not available at macro prices for all uses.

Quote from: sjlocke on June 09, 2008, 10:31

I finally read this thread.  Sounds interesting...

I think for sjlocke we need a count under the gauge: how many times he made the full circle

Holy carp!  I'm pegged in the red!

Yes, they are not allowed to sell it without an EL.

I like what I do.  I also like it much more than what I was doing.

Rather than compete to lower prices, as seems to be the case nowadays, I would have thought the microstocks would be increasing prices, giving a portion of the increase to the contributor, and keeping the rest for themselves.  More for us and a lot more for them.

This is exactly why I'm happy with istock.

Early on I learned to deal with rejections, and to bridle my expectations. If there is one thing
that I can count on always it has to be CHANGE. I've learned to roll with the punches and go with the flow.

Congrats on living without a spine!  A medical miracle!

I'm not making up my own rules, but if you like, I'll put what I've said on my website.  Would you believe it then, since it's on a website instead of a forum?

... and I'll use the Alamy page as "proof"
http://www.alamy.com/help/stock-photography-licensing.asp

Non-exclusive:
    *  The buyer pays a licence fee each time they use the image, but another buyer can also purchase and use the image under the same licence.
    * The buyer must specify, each time: intended use, media, territory and duration.
    * Pricing is based on intended use, media, duration and territory. The territorial pricing will be matched to the specific country.

Nothing at all about knowing the history, or guaranteeing the history or anything.  Nope.  At it's simplest, RM is selling an image for a specified use.  Kind of like renting a car.

I also see nowhere on Photoshelter that guarantees knowledge of an image's history.

Oh, by the way, here's a bit from Getty:
"Rights-managed products are licensed on a use-by-use basis. The fee for using the product is calculated from several factors including size, placement, duration of use and geographic distribution. At the time you order a rights-managed product, you will be asked to submit information that will specify the usage rights to be granted. You can use our price calculator or contact a sales representative to determine an exact price."

Except, please note: "Exclusive rights are available for purchase for some rights-managed products."  So, on some RM, exclusivity can be guaranteed.  That's an extra service, see?

You are incorrect in making this statement. See cphoto's post above. Once it is released in RF world, it cannot go RM.

No, actually, I'm not incorrect.

What you think if some buyer can buy your images in 10 Subscription sites for 0.25$ ,that same buyer is idiot and pay you 20 $ for one photo .

Think about this .lol

All microstock sites now offer images in full resolution for 0.25-0.30$  .

Except for my images.  and some others...