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iStockPhoto.com / Re: iStock Royalty Change
« on: October 30, 2016, 07:01 »
We have a big discussion in russian stock community about this very bad situation with istock
At this moment we decide to get in FreelancersUnion.org
We write directly to:
Sharon (Member Engagement Manager), 718-532-1515 x669. [email protected]
Freelancers Union. 408 Jay Street, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
text of letter is something like that:
Good Day!
My name is ________ ,
and I represent the community of freelance stock designers.
We, as well as many other stock designers of USA and rest of the world, faced the outrageous case of devaluating our labors on the market of stock illustration.
All of us received letter from Getty Images which informed us on changing their policy and decreasing royalty payments (https://contributors.gettyimages.com...rticle_id=4845)
That means if client purchase advantageous subscription plan, then we receive $ 0,02 net, this is completley not proportional to the time and labor applied to creating any illustration design.
Could you give us advice what to do and how to act in this case?
We would like to attract attention to this issue and gather signs at change.org, to engage public organizations which could help us to make buzz around it and effect it to achieve setting of fair minimum payment for 1 illustration in this industry.
Best regards,
Also we a planning collective boycott of istockphoto.
Only all together we can do something with that!
At this moment we get 0.28$ from subscription at Istock
So we will get 14 times less. Just imagine if all other stock agencies will reduce royalties to this amount. In order of each 1400$ you will receive only 100$
At this moment we decide to get in FreelancersUnion.org
We write directly to:
Sharon (Member Engagement Manager), 718-532-1515 x669. [email protected]
Freelancers Union. 408 Jay Street, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
text of letter is something like that:
Good Day!
My name is ________ ,
and I represent the community of freelance stock designers.
We, as well as many other stock designers of USA and rest of the world, faced the outrageous case of devaluating our labors on the market of stock illustration.
All of us received letter from Getty Images which informed us on changing their policy and decreasing royalty payments (https://contributors.gettyimages.com...rticle_id=4845)
That means if client purchase advantageous subscription plan, then we receive $ 0,02 net, this is completley not proportional to the time and labor applied to creating any illustration design.
Could you give us advice what to do and how to act in this case?
We would like to attract attention to this issue and gather signs at change.org, to engage public organizations which could help us to make buzz around it and effect it to achieve setting of fair minimum payment for 1 illustration in this industry.
Best regards,
Also we a planning collective boycott of istockphoto.
Only all together we can do something with that!
At this moment we get 0.28$ from subscription at Istock
So we will get 14 times less. Just imagine if all other stock agencies will reduce royalties to this amount. In order of each 1400$ you will receive only 100$
