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General Stock Discussion / Account Cancellation and Restrictive Clauses
« on: March 07, 2008, 11:57 »
I am fairly new to stock photography and when I first started I tested the water with a few agencies uploading a handful of images to them all before concentrating on the one which worked best for me. Things have worked out reasonably well with that agency and I was planning on going exclusive when possible. In anticipation, I have been attempting to close accounts elsewhere. You know whats coming next....
One agency just wont reply to my account cancellation requests. Two others are insisting that despite a portfolio of only a handful of images, they will implement the clause stipulating that images must remain on their sites for 6 months. With one agency the 6 month rule applies only when you request deletion of images. So, effectively that means I cant go exclusive until September. Extremely galling as the portfolios with those agencies are so small and have only produced one sale in the last 4 months.
As I say, my fault for not reading the small print, but does anyone have any advice?
One agency just wont reply to my account cancellation requests. Two others are insisting that despite a portfolio of only a handful of images, they will implement the clause stipulating that images must remain on their sites for 6 months. With one agency the 6 month rule applies only when you request deletion of images. So, effectively that means I cant go exclusive until September. Extremely galling as the portfolios with those agencies are so small and have only produced one sale in the last 4 months.
As I say, my fault for not reading the small print, but does anyone have any advice?
