Actually there is another Idea behind it.
As in 2014, I was negotiation with them about them buying out my clips, for their unlimited use. That's their old way of working. We couldn't make the right agreements for both parties, as they were not sure if it will sell well enough for them, so the deal didn't get though.. But! By enabling all contributors to come, sell, get profit on their work and most importantly for VB - track how our clips are performing, this can enable them to select specific parts of our portfolios for buy out offers. And this really is win-win-win situation for them, their customers and us.

Well, I have dived into microstock about 15 months ago and I don't think I did as much work as I could, but even with those conditions I got almost 800% portfolio income increase compared to December 2012. (from 60USD to 480USD)

I believe SS, Stocksy, FAA and Alamy are leaders  which will significantly continue to grow. This should help us to get the best of us, providing enough income for us to stick in this industry. At least for those, who are willing to take this seriously!