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General Stock Discussion / What will happen to my stock photos when I pass on?
« on: July 30, 2012, 00:40 »
I am pretty sure there are many stock photo contributors who have passed away, but their photos remain on sale at stock photo websites. And I am also sure there are lots of royalties from these photos which have been accumulating and not cashed-in due to this.

1. Can I transfer the ownership of my photos to somebody else when my time on this planet is up?
2. Can the beneficiary of my photos continue to earn royalties from sales of these photos?
3. How are these photos managed by the stock agencies?

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123RF / Infringement by Image Buyer - Photos Available for Public Download at High-Res!
« on: June 10, 2012, 04:07 »
I found one of my travel photos on this website.

http://www.getintravel.com

What disturbs me the most about this website is that most of the photos there are available for free downloads at high-resolution of more than 1 MP. I have contacted the website owner who claimed to have bought my photo from 123rf.com. I have checked with 123rf.com and they confirmed that this is an infringement of the terms and conditions of their EULA, (http://www.123rf.com/license.php) Clause no.4, section a, b, c and d.

4. You may NOT

(a) distribute the Content, electronically or in hard copy, except as specifically authorized under paragraph 3 above;
(b) authorize any third party to use the Content for any purpose or resell, sublicense, or otherwise make available the Content for use or distribution separately or detached from a product or Web page;
(c) share Content across a network or service, on a CD or DVD or any media, or in any other way that enables Content to be accessed by any third party (subject to the provisions in this Agreement), downloaded or distributed via mobile devices or shared in any peer-to-peer or similar file sharing arrangement;
(d) under any circumstances, use automated or programmatic means or methods to download Content;

When I searched other photos the

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