Interesting how clear the TOS is but how much confusion there is about the summary of those changes.  It's almost like the summary is meant to mislead.

Compare the summary:
"If you decide to remove more than 100 items or 10% of  your content, whichever is greater, Shutterstock has up to 90 days to accommodate the request."
to the actual TOS
"You may remove Content from your account at any time, provided that in any ninety (90) day period, you remove no more than (i) 100 items of Content and (ii) 10% of your Content, whichever is greater."

The summary says shutterstock has 90 days to accommodate the request and even adds "we expect this to go faster" while the TOS says you can't remove more than 10% or 100 files.

And then with confidentiality about earnings the summary says:
"we respectfully ask that you do the same and keep specific information about your earnings private"
while the TOS says:
"Confidential ( including but not limited to royalty rates, royalty payments and earnings data) Information shall not be disclosed to any third party"

In the summary it appears as though it's a suggestion while in the TOS it's clearly an order.

You can tell "representatives, agents, attorneys, accountants, auditors and advisors with a bona fide need to know, who shall first agree to keep the terms confidential."  I guess an accountant automatically has agreed to keep the terms confidential right?  I don't think you would need a NDA first.  Spouses, friends, and internet people apparently can't be told though under any circumstances.

The 90 days one seems clear to me (you can't remove more than 10% or 100 files for 90 days) but we won't know exactly how that works until someone tries it.

Quote from: tickstock on September 18, 2013, 10:24

"You may remove Content from your account at any time, provided that in any ninety (90) day period, you remove no more than (i) 100 items of Content and (ii) 10% of your Content, whichever is greater."

That's a little disturbing. I assume if you are closing your entire account, then it is still the 90 days it says above that in the TOS. But, that might need some clarification from the powers that be. Also, does anyone know if you can still disable your portfolio or did they kill that feature?

There may be some umbrella protection for TOS change number 7 under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act even though we are not employees.

The US National Labor Relations Act contains a provision, Section 7 (29 U.S.C. � 157), that gives all employees the right to "engage in concerted activities", including the right to discuss their terms and conditions of employment with each other. Section 8(a)(1) of the NLRA (29 U.S.C. � 158(a)(1)) makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to deny or limit the Section 7 rights of employees.

Based upon those two provisions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has taken the position for decades now that employers may not prohibit employees from discussing their pay and benefits, and that any attempts to do so actually violate the NLRA. Courts have uniformly supported that position. These sections of the NLRA apply to both union and non-union employees.

Quote from: tickstock

"Confidential ( including but not limited to royalty rates, royalty payments and earnings data) Information shall not be disclosed to any third party"

Does that include the IRS? 

Quote from: ruxpriencdiam on September 18, 2013, 12:51

em�ploy�ee
noun \im-ˌplȯ(i)-ˈē, (ˌ)em-; im-ˈplȯ(i)-ˌē, em-\

: a person who works for another person or for a company for wages or a salary

We do not work for wages or salary as per Labor Law.

I knew better than to open discussion with you

"There may be some umbrella protection for TOS change number 7 under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act even though we are not employees."

Obviously SS has no legal basis for telling us we can't disclose our earnings - to anyone.   All they could do is close your account.  Remember that a couple of years ago, Oringer publicly threatened to close the accounts of contributors who criticized SS's tax policies.

http://submit.shutterstock.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=132231

changes to the End User Licence