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I was opted in automatically. Is there any way to opt out?

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It can be anything from $3-4 to $28. My latest sale was $8.59 for a lvl 0 sale of that video.

But video sales are so infrequent that it's hardly relevant. Most of my (image) sales are $0.35 subscription.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Refunded sale?
« on: March 15, 2023, 18:27 »
Same thing happened to me today, it was video. Custom "sale", earning blank.

Can Mat explain it?

We have identified the issue and are currently in the process of addressing it.

Thank you,

Mat Hayward

Thanks, can you shed any light on why it happened, and does it affect our earnings or is it just a visual glitch?

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The only reason I can think of for relaxing the requirements:
- More approved submissions > increased assets
- Fewer guidelines for content reviewers > keep the cost for training and paying reviewers as low as possible, perhaps even downsizing the number of reviewers

Of course this means lower quality control and more copyright infringement, especially with auto-traced work and filtered photos. This was already difficult to check, if at all, now they simply absolve themselves of any possible infringement. Not a good sign.

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I come from a former communist country and we all thought the West was much fairer than what was on the other side of the iron curtain. As time goes by this difference is diminishing. No wonder more and more extremist parties are popping up.
Just my opinion..
Good luck to all!

 :-\ :-\ :-\

Capitalism is just another side of the same coin. Whatever the system in place, the little man is always at the mercy of the big guys. Whether it's corporations or the communist elite.

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Adobe Stock / Refunded sale?
« on: March 09, 2023, 11:45 »
I've never seen this before in my sales overview: a little red "-" instead of a $ price. See attached screenshot.

Is this a refunded or cancelled sale or something? If so, since when does Adobe allow that?

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Getty who?

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The people paying for the software are unlikely to be contributors... and if they are, most likely using some other software that is cheaper as they're not making as much money from it.

I think most contributors use Adobe CC to some extent, actually. Most contributors (like me) do microstock part-time but use Adobe CC for other types of work (video editing, animation, photography, illustration, music/sound design...)

And most pass the low minimum of 250 dls per year to receive free software. Thats why I said that people paying for the software are unlikely to be contributors.

But the free software @ 250 dls consists of only Photoshop and Lightroom, video editors and illustrators need more apps which have to be paid for if they don't meet the requirements for the free All Apps plan.

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The people paying for the software are unlikely to be contributors... and if they are, most likely using some other software that is cheaper as they're not making as much money from it.

I think most contributors use Adobe CC to some extent, actually. Most contributors (like me) do microstock part-time but use Adobe CC for other types of work (video editing, animation, photography, illustration, music/sound design...)

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I received my level up confirmation email Tuesday evening.

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Congratulations!

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Quote from: Noedelhap
I guess it has something to do with the fact that my Paypal account is set up from inside the EU so it has different textfields to link your bank than a US Paypal account? That would be ridiculous. Paypal isn't any help either.
have you tried to reach wise helpdesk?
 

It's not a Wise thing, it's a Paypal thing.
I might try HalfFull's tip. But already I think it's too much hassle. Should be much less cumbersome to transfer some money.

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I tried to setup my Wise account but how do I link my Paypal account (which has USD as primary currency) to my Wise USD account? I can only link a bank using IBAN...But my Wise USD account doesn't have IBAN.
US banks are not using IBAN
anyway go to your wise USD account ==> Your USD account details 
there are 2 tabs one for US, one for non US
and BTW you are linkinking Paypal to Wise and not the other way around, right?


I know that US banks don't use IBAN, but I want to be able to send USD from Paypal to my Wise USD account, but I can only enter IBAN banks in Paypal and not US banks.
I thought that was the whole idea, to circumvent Paypal's conversion fees. But Paypal doesn't allow me to enter the account details from the USD account.

I guess it has something to do with the fact that my Paypal account is set up from inside the EU so it has different textfields to link your bank than a US Paypal account? That would be ridiculous. Paypal isn't any help either.

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I tried to setup my Wise account but how do I link my Paypal account (which has USD as primary currency) to my Wise USD account? I can only link a bank using IBAN...But my Wise USD account doesn't have IBAN.

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Same here, no level change notification.

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Adobe wont offer the chance to pay for CC in USD though.  That's local currency so they're winning twice there.


They even made up some bs story about how their CC plans and products need to be marketed for European countries, with translations and overseas legislation and everything, and how all of those expenses result in higher EUR prices.
Even though the revenue from the markup on the EUR prices outweigh all of those expenses.

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I really feel we're living in the Stone Age when it comes to payment options in microstock,. It's already ridiculous that agencies only pay out in USD even though microstock is by definition a worldwide business where clients from various countries pay in their own currency for the items, so why are contributors left with the bare minimum of payment options? Not even a direct bank transfer is possible.

And now the only agency that was somewhat modern in this regards decides to scrap multi-currency payouts, and we're left with the conversion fees. Corporate bs at its finest.

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I did not receive any email regarding this. Can anyone show me a source for this news?

I did. It said:

"Dear X,

The purpose of the email is to inform you about an important change to your contributor account regarding the currency of royalty payouts.

March 3rd, 2023 we will consolidate the different currencies in which royalties are paid and switch to US Dollars. You will receive any future payouts in USD. If you wish to request a payout in your current currency, please log into the contributor portal by February 28, 2023 end of day and submit the request by clicking on the arrow next to Available Earnings in the dashboard. Note, the payout button is only active if at least 25 Euros or other currency equivalent are available in your account.

Regarding the conversion rate, Adobe uses credits to calculate the royalties with 1 credit = 1 USD = 1 Euro = 0.75 GPB = 7.10 SEK = 4 PLN = 150 Yen, per our Getting Paid document.  If your current currency is the Euro, any available earnings will convert to the same amount in USD.

After the currency change to USD, Payoneer will be available as a payment provider in addition to Paypal and Skrill. If you wish to switch to a different payment provider, you may do so the next time you are requesting a payout.

Note, USD payments may be converted to the local currency of your payment provider account and are subject to exchange rates and fees.

If you have questions, you can use the Contact Us link in the footer of the contributor portal.

Regards,

The Adobe Stock Contributor Relations team"

Thank you.

Sad news. Another kick in the groin from what was once a decent agency.

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I did not receive any email regarding this. Can anyone show me a source for this news?

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No, please tell me this is a joke?

So that would be a 10% conversion cut, plus Paypal conversion fees...so all in all a 15% cut in my revenue....!

If they're so eager to consolidate all currencies, then I'd also like to pay for my Creative Cloud subscription the USD price instead of the more expensive EUR price. But I guess THAT is not possible to do?

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Canva / Re: Canva now pays 0.6 Cent pr license!
« on: February 21, 2023, 09:21 »
Lol, you wish.

I believe it was under 5c when they briefly made the mistake of letting see out DL numbers. Sales have only increased, and payments decreased, since then. I would be surprised if it was more than half what you think it is!!!!
0.6 cent is much less than 5c though?
OMG that's appauling, sorry I misread it as 6c!!!!!! Is this correct? have they published this?

Not that I am aware of. I don't see my download numbers, so I can't calculate how much I get per sale.
Maybe somethingpretentious will tell us how he got that number.

Morphart posted this in another Canva topic:

Hi everyone!

I just noticed this section on Canva, I think it can help to see what revenue we will get or an idea of our portfolio performance :
https://www.canva.com/creators/element then click DASHBOARD.

My calculation of last month (earnings / applied assets) shows an average RPD of $0.008, less than 1 ct per applied asset. When using the number of exports the RPD is even lower: $0.0068

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I do my taxes by the cash method.  Its what comes into my account during the year.  I dont really care what any of the agencies report.

The IRS will care. If an agency reports something that you don't report, they're going to be asking you some questions.

Even if they would, you can simply state the truth: DT has erroneously displayed the wrong amount on the form, as confirmed by DT in this forum post.

But the IRS would never send you a notice because some random agency decides to send out faulty 1099 forms. It doesn't work that way.

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Companies are legally permitted to ask for your identification and there are laws on how this personal information is stored and for how long.

Depositphotos is not my favorite agency for various reasons, but what you're trying to implicate here does not make any sense.
But yeah, good luck on your legal proceedings and proving tax fraud, I'm sure your lawyer(s) are thrilled to have you as their customer. How much have you spent so far on your lawyers?

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Alamy.com / Re: ASCRL Summer Distribution
« on: January 29, 2023, 10:05 »
Thank you Noedelhap
I'm so sorry for my ignorance. But it's the basic meaning of this ASCRL that I don't understand.

From my google search:

ASCRL, The American Society for Collective Rights Licensing, Inc., is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit collective management organization (CMO) for visual art authors and rights owners. We collect royalties and distribute them to our members based upon representation agreements that we have with other collecting societies around the world. Our intention is to provide you with an ongoing revenue stream from reprographic funds because you are an author or rights owner in visual work.

ASCRL works to maximize the return to rights holders and minimize collection and distribution expenses. ASCRL is the only author and rights holder created CMO that is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization in the U.S. We are on your side working to help you sustain your businesses and improve your livelihood at no cost to you.

ASCRL is managed by its board of directors: Michael Grecco, Eugene Mopsik, Jeffrey Sedlik, John Simson, Esq., and James Silverberg, Esq. All directors serve, in their capacity as directors, as volunteers without compensation.  The current board members have extensive experience and knowledge in the area of collective rights management both here in the United States and around the world. Eugene Mopsik also serves as ASCRL's Chief Executive Officer. James Silverberg, Esq., also serves as General Counsel to ASCRL and works on ASCRL business affairs.


I am not a US citizen, and I have never asked anyone to claim my interests in America.
Why did they give me $10 through Alamy? For what reasons and what merits?

Be patient please. tank you again

No problem. I'm not exactly sure why you have received it as a non-US citizen. In that case I think it's best to ask Alamy support, they might be able to explain it in more detail.

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Alamy.com / Re: ASCRL Summer Distribution
« on: January 28, 2023, 09:00 »
The American Society for Collective Rights Licensing.

Google is your friend.

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