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Pond5 / Pond5 has joined Shutterstock
« on: May 11, 2022, 06:18 »
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"Over the past fifteen years, Pond5 has become a thriving community of millions of buyers and sellers interacting, transacting, and creating together.
 
We are so grateful that you have made this journey with us. Today, we are thrilled to announce a monumental next step: Pond5 has joined Shutterstock to form an unrivaled creative platform that offers full-service solutions, high-quality content, and applications for brands, businesses, and media companies.
 
Our combined reach is unprecedented in the media licensing industry. Together, Pond5 and Shutterstock will bring your work to tens of millions of creatives around the world for use in feature films, video games, advertising campaigns, and much, much more.
 
Additionally, Pond5 and Shutterstock partner with the biggest companies in the world - including Google, Meta, Apple, Adobe, Microsoft, and Bytedance - with a combined user base in the billions.
 
The future is very bright and your work is destined for greatness!
 
You do not need to do anything differently - your content remains on Pond5 and, if you also contribute to Shutterstock, your content will continue to be licensable there. You should continue to upload new content as you would typically across both platforms. Finally, your payouts from both marketplaces will continue on their usual schedule.
 
As you may be aware, Pond5 and Shutterstock have very similar, but not identical, Contributor Agreements. We have no immediate plans to amend our Contributor Agreement (or any of the terms of use of our marketplace), nor does Shutterstock.
 
You will undoubtedly have questions in the coming weeks and months. As always, my team and I are here to help. Learn more on our Help Center or contact us at [email protected] and well respond promptly.
 
We have an exciting road ahead of us, and were thankful to move forward side-by-side with you.
 
Sincerely,
Tom Crary, CEO"

FAQs - https://help.pond5.com/hc/en-us/sections/6126870297229

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It has to be said, Adobe Stock has demonstrated a very clear commitment to the relationship with, and welfare of, its content providers - something which is both refreshing and deeply heartening, especially during this horrendous year.

The rest of the microstock mega-marketplaces should take a good long look, in all honesty.

Personally, AS has provided some much needed light during these dark times and I'm especially grateful for the help and industry transparency Mat Hayward has given to these boards.

The artists on these forums are trying to make a living, dealing largely with impersonal corporate entities - many of which are taking our earnings and laughing all the way to the bank. Here's to direct and meaningful conversations with the people who ultimately make a difference to our livelihoods. This does not go unnoticed or unappreciated, Mat.

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