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Newbie Discussion / should I mask iPhone front face
« on: November 06, 2017, 04:35 »
I'm shooting some videos with iphone and green screen.
Generally is it problem that the phone is instantly recognizable as iPhone, mainly I mean the round home button. Should I mask it?

I have seen some footage in Pond5 which clearly show iPhone with home button. But in some videos the button and or the speaker is masked.

Masking with a sticker or so looks kind of foul somehow and is quite troublesome to do in post.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: ITIN help (never been to US)
« on: November 04, 2017, 05:41 »
Thank you kind folks. I was able to find my Japan TIN and at least the form accepted it! Finally..

But I guess getting back the paid tax won't be very easy and still require US Tin..?

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General Stock Discussion / Re: ITIN help (never been to US)
« on: November 04, 2017, 03:48 »
I am citizen of Finland living in Japan with a visa.

This is what Getty Images states in their tax interview:

It is not necessary to have a TIN in order to determine if you are a US person or non US person for U.S. income tax purposes. However any reduction of the standard withholding rate (30%) that may be available under Treaty will not apply until you can provide either your Foreign or US TIN.

So without a TIN I am paying 30% like I have paid for over 10 years.

Japan has "My number" which is a kind of social security and tax number. But that didn't do last time I tried. As far as I know there is no other taxpayer identification number available in Japan which would suffice as "Foreign ITIN".

I am rather stuck.

submitting the tax interview I got this as email

"To be eligible for treaty benefits you are required to provide either a US Tax Identification Number (TIN) or your country of tax residency Foreign TIN.  "

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General Stock Discussion / ITIN help (never been to US)
« on: November 03, 2017, 08:17 »
I am originally from Finland, but live in Japan now.

As far as I know there is no reason why I should have to pay tax to US as I have never even visited there.

I have tried very hard to understand the actual way how to apply for ITIN which I suppose I need. I even tried to apply it by submitting it in US embassy in Tokyo which ended up costing me 50USD. My application was rejected as I am , surprise, surprise not US citizen.

At this point I just ended up shutting up and paying my tax silently which I have paid thousands and thousands of dollars worth over the years.

Could someone hold my hand and show me the real trick..?

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It is accepted by all agencies we tried.

Thanks! that is helpful to know.

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Newbie Discussion / istock model release valid for other sites?
« on: October 25, 2017, 04:46 »
I have bunch of model releases I had when I shot clips as exclusive for iStock.
But now I think about quitting exclusivity.
If I want to upload these clips, can I use the same model release (with iStockphoto logo in it) for other sites? I am afraid the models are out of my reach atm.

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I am also getting
"Royalties data will not be available until your first transaction has occurred. Please try again next month."
What does this even mean?

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