They offer paid images as well - that's what the SS images are.

Click on a link and you're on the SS site.

Ok, but how come that your / my images ended up there?
Whats the connetion between SS and them?
 
And to be honest - i dont want to find my images on a website stating;
"Welcome to Public Domain Pictures"

There are enough people out there thinking that "internet = free content" and i really dont need more hassle than i already have with thiefs and other crooks.
And a website that gives that kind of impression is absolutely dispensable to me

Ok, but how come that your / my images ended up there?
Whats the connetion between SS and them?
 
And to be honest - i dont want to find my images on a website stating;
"Welcome to Public Domain Pictures"

There are enough people out there thinking that "internet = free content" and i really dont need more hassle than i already have with thiefs and other crooks.
And a website that gives that kind of impression is absolutely dispensable to me

They might be some sort of 'partner', operating as a bait-and-switch.

Why is SS so impolitic to deliver a fraudelent bait&switch-site wich spreads also malware with our images?
That crappy PD-site cant drive that much user to SS that its worth to risk such a reputation-damage, or am i wrong?

anyone can link their images. just a fact of life unless they take them off the web.

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Quote from: Axel Lauer on April 30, 2014, 15:30

Why is SS so impolitic to deliver a fraudelent bait&switch-site wich spreads also malware with our images?
That crappy PD-site cant drive that much user to SS that its worth to risk such a reputation-damage, or am i wrong?

I don't think Shutterstock has anything to do with it.
Looks like somebody's trying to use the "free" keyword to generate referral income on Shutterstock.

At last and intelligent response.

Heres: the Whois lookup data.
Domain Name: PUBLICDOMAINPICTURES.NET
Registry Domain ID: 897617630_DOMAIN_NET-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.tucows.com
Registrar URL: http://tucowsdomains.com
Updated Date: 2013-12-20 06:09:59
Creation Date: 2007-03-28 07:15:34
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2016-03-28 07:15:34
Registrar: TUCOWS, INC.
Registrar IANA ID: 69
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4165350123
Reseller: INTERNET CZ, a.s.
Reseller: [email protected]
Reseller: 00420-38-3835353
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Bobek Ltd
Registrant Organization: Bobek Ltd
Registrant Street: 32 Cavendish Street
Registrant City: Harrogate
Registrant State/Province:
Registrant Postal Code: HG1 4NT
Registrant Country: GB
Registrant Phone: +420.383835353
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: [email protected]
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: Bobek Ltd
Admin Organization: Bobek Ltd
Admin Street: 32 Cavendish Street
Admin City: Harrogate
Admin State/Province:
Admin Postal Code: HG1 4NT
Admin Country: GB
Admin Phone: +420.383835353
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: [email protected]
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: P.E.S. consulting, s.r.o.
Tech Organization: P.E.S. consulting, s.r.o.
Tech Street: Vaclavske namesti 17
Tech City: Prague 1

So if they are not an official partner, why not take it up directly with SS?

Take what up? That they are placing links to Shutterstock onto a webpage?

They make profit on clicks, SS just advertises there, same like on many other pages offering non copyrighted images

I have come across many of these deceitful sites in my stock photo-buying travels around the internet. From the buying perspective, once i know the site is trying to hoodwink people, i would never buy from them anyway. From a contributor perspective, i agree with the op...seeing my images on a "free public domain" image site makes me mad. On the bright side, at least the image links to ss, instead of being stolen and given away.

You have asked this same question before, and the answer is still: Sites can use the Shutterstock API show results from Shutterstock and try to earn referral income. You should be happy about this. Site like this push thousands and thousands of visitors to you images on Shutterstock.