I assume you are asking if family member of yours are allowed to upload images to Shutterstock using new accounts, is that correct?

AFAIK, yes you can do that but you need to contact Shutterstock first. I'm not sure if they will honor the referral commission. But if another person of the fmaily wants to create a new account, that shouldn't be a problem.

Contact SS first, to prevent your account being blocked once they get suspicious about fraud etc.

yes, something like that, but i have family members and friends at shutterstock, and now they have problems, because they related with me, but also i have friends who don`t have problems.

So I see the title changed from "Shutterstock account terminated" to just plain "Shutterstock account". Does that mean they reinstated your account, copyright design?

No, i didn`t receive nothing, still terminated, i will call them next time, and i will inform you what answer i received, i need to take a brake, i can wait, i don`t like when same things are delayed, like wait, we are working on your case, wait, and wait, how long, so i asked few questions, because i read on forum that there are cases when they didn`t receive mail.

The way you keep posting the name of the filter and links to it is actually making me think that perhaps this has all been made up just to get traffic to the filter site! You don't have any links to YOUR portfolio, only to someone else's. Or maybe the someone else's port on 123 is in fact your port and you have also improved traffic to your own port.

edit: in fact, you are even telling US to go download the filter to see how it works when we're saying stay away from 3rd party filters!

You certainly got a lot of people talking about this. I'm smelling something fishy.

how many people said that this is mine portfolio
Original image here -- http://www.123rf.com/photo_2196537_retro-filmstrip.html

a lot, see my forum or thread, i don`t know how is calling, so this 123rf portfolio is not mine. read carefully,
this 123r portfolio is not mine

second, do you now what is filter forge, if you know, there is no more need to mention, ok , i didn`t copy elements, i didn`t trace or whatever, you all know what is that software, so now there is no need to mention. or its more easy to tell that i copied.

Now you all now what is this software and how this filters work, now there is no need to mention ever again.

ok

Quote from: copyrightdesign on May 17, 2011, 10:15

The person making the complaint is requesting that Shutterstock take appropriate steps against you. Prior to taking any further steps, we are inviting you to respond to this claim.

I really cannot understand how another submitter can make a complaint about an image that isn't already for sale?

This sounds just too strange, and makes it hard to believe the OP doesn't have anything to hide.

One thing that also pops into my mind: Did Shutterstock ever get the OP's reply at all?

Yes, same question here, my photo was never approved, i didn`t receive status of uploaded image, just warning email, they show me my photo without shuttestock watermark in attach email, so this means that photo was never approved, when they approve photo, your photo at shutterstock must have wattermark, and they show me simillar photo from 123rf agency, created with this filter, there is no need to copy nothing if you are using filter forge, it creates every time simillar photo. and i don`t know who is original copyright owner of this black elements or frame, i think its   author of this filter.
but shutterstock don`t think like that

shuttestock told me to wait,  that i need to wait, and be patient, they are working on my case, i was patient for almost 4 months, from the end of december 2010, to april 2011, i think its enough time, i just follow what they said, shutterstock is boss, i am just little worker, at the bottom, i am not big player
shutterstock is best agency ever, but for me its not anymore because i am terminated

filterforge will produce the same image time and again, the person creating the filter sets up settings they like (called presets) as examples, the person using the filter can use the preset settings or adjust to their own taste. So it is possible for dozens of people to produce the exact same image (and for each person to own the copyright of their own individual image) hence using the preset settings really isnt a good idea.

true, i now it`s bad idea, i did make a mistake using filter forge and this filter in question, i started to use in june 2010. bad decision

From your posting of the email from BigStock;

"We discovered serious copyright infringement issues within your portfolio of
images on Shutterstock Images, LLC. Based upon our investigation, we have
determined that you made a material misrepresentation to Shutterstock Images, LLC."

Sorry mate but it sounds to me that there may be rather more to this issue than you are actually disclosing to us. Shutterstock did not act in haste and only terminated your account several weeks after they suspended it. The time-scale alone suggests that the matter may have been properly investigated by Shutterstock before taking the action that they did.

i show you all information that i recived from them, what i recived from them, what is reason, maybe they discovered something, but i don`t  know what, they ask me only about this photo, and photo was the reason, i think, they didn`t told me nothing else, so to my opinion the reason is this photo created with filter forge, i wouldn`t waste time to speak something without sense...

OK, this is all my imagination, i didn`t receive this email from shutterstock, i am guiltly because i used filter forge, i didn`t work at shutterstock, ALL OTHERS ARE RIGHT, just keep uploading... and make money, you all have rights to create what you want. my account is terminated. shutterstock is right. everybody are happy.

I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST


I AM AWAKE....

Quote from: copyrightdesign on May 18, 2011, 15:28

No, you have all information about this shutterstock case, and what happend to me, you can like it or not. That`s it. I never post anything on any forum, about somedy, i didn`t  make any complainsts. This happens to me, and because shutterstock terminated me, i wanted to share that information.

The best thing is not say nothing, i can be accused for saying my opinion, and what happend to me. That`s why i didn`t post nothing until now...

^^Condensing the relevant portions from two of your posts.  

I think this may be the problem you are encountering.  Never having posted in this forum before, you have not established a reputation.  Shutterstock, on the other hand, has a very good reputation with most of us on these forums.  

You may very well have been treated unfairly by Shutterstock.  Or you may just be a crank.  Since you are unknown on these forums, there is no way for any of us to tell.  

A few months back a long time contributor to these forums had a similar issue with Shutterstock.  He got a lot more sympathy and support because we all knew him and he had a reputation to back him up.  He has since completely vanished, but that's another story...

If you never bothered with this forum before, why do you care what anyone here thinks now?  I am not sure what type of validation or support you were hoping for by posting in a forum full of complete strangers...  

I never used forum, in any way, i am not using facebook, i am not that kind of person, almost every day i am at computer, i am creating photos, reading books, watching tutorials, i am not moving at all, and now i need to be on forum to be seriously, almost 3 years at shutterstock, that is not serious. ok. i wrote to one submiter who has similar case, about some recycle sign, and his account was blocked, but he is online, and he told me i can wrote to shutterstock or microstock forum, so i did. i wanted to hear what others think about my case? so now and that is forbidden.

Quote from: Starbucks on May 18, 2011, 15:08

Well then my conclusion is that you have something to hide.

yes, i hide, i am using photoshop, filter forge, 3d studio max.... and other graphic program like many others. you now everything. i  can be accused for anything. no thanks. mostly i worked on shutterstock, i had metal backgrounds, textures, almost that type of photos, like many other filte forge user, i am using filter forge, but according to shutterstock that is not allowed,

can i see your portfolio?

If i hide something, i will never post on this forum, ever, i was blocked for 4 months, and follow what shutterstock told me about my case, i used filter forge, it`s bad and not moral, but i saw that everybody is using, that`s it. Ok i am bad person,  and i hide something, i don`t know what,

The best thing is not say nothing, i can be accused for saying my opinion, and what happend to me. That`s why i didn`t post nothing until now...

Can we get links to your potfolio on other microstock sites? Your other images might provide a helpful context to this discussion. Thanks.

No, you have all information about this shutterstock case, and what happend to me, you can like it or not. That`s it. I never post anything on any forum, about somedy, i didn`t  make any complainsts. This happens to me, and because shutterstock terminated me, i wanted to share that information.

'You have a filter that can put a picture frame around an image. I'm sure there are many of these. If you put a frame around one of your images and submit it, you are using the filter for its intended purpose and that is legal. If you put the frame around a blank image and submit that for the buyer to insert their own image or copy in the blank space, you are, in effect, stealing their filter and reselling it.'

Not really.  You may be selling the results if using the filter, which is clearly allowed, but you certainly aren't selling the filter itself.

I think same, i am not selling filter, only final image render....

this is email from filter forge support

What concerns your rights to use Filter Forge in commercial purposes, according to our EULA you are free to do it -- filter authors hold the copyright to the filter files proper (.ffxml files), while the copyright to the final rendered images belongs to the end user, i.e. you.

However, I'd recommend that you read the microstock regulations and terms of use carefully -- perhaps, they somehow specify and restrict the use of images made with third-party filters. I'd also recommend that you contact them directly -- hopefully they'll be able to explain the situation and take into account our policy regarding the end user's copyright to the rendered images.

and my account at bigstock is terminated, because shutterstock own bigstock, i had about 50 photos, uploaded long time ago, when bigstock was not owned by shutterstock, i didn`t have this photo at bigstock, and i had 2 dollars in earnings, i hope they are happy with this 2 dollars....