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Agency Based Discussion => Shutterstock.com => Topic started by: hospitalera on September 18, 2007, 19:26

Title: Opinions ?
Post by: hospitalera on September 18, 2007, 19:26
http://submit.shutterstock.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25599 seems funny, SY
Title: Re: Opinions ?
Post by: w7lwi on September 18, 2007, 19:48
Be interesting to see Setho's reply.  I've been putting a copyright notice on all my submitted images from day one and no one has complained yet.
Title: Re: Opinions ?
Post by: sharply_done on September 19, 2007, 00:40
If it was my company, I'd strip everything out and put in the relevant Shutterstock information in as many fields as possible.
Title: Re: Opinions ?
Post by: null on September 19, 2007, 02:18
I replied this on the SS forum:

setho wrote:
Yes, that is the case. The copyright of the image is retained by you, however we do not want this information in the metadata.

Does that go for all metadata, or only for the metadata that are shown on ShutterStock? My cam puts my name somewhere in the EXIF. It's the same name as is shown on ShutterStock to the buyer, so I don't see the point of blanking that EXIF info.
Title: Re: Opinions ?
Post by: michaeldb on September 20, 2007, 17:08
If it was my company, I'd strip everything out and put in the relevant Shutterstock information in as many fields as possible.

I think SS must strip out everything they can. You can submit a JPG with paths to SS and not get in trouble, but you cannot say anything about 'paths' in your description because SS strips the paths out.

As to putting your name or copyright notice in, Setho wrote, " Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:57 pm       

I would like to apologize for my last post. You actually can submit an image with your name in the EXIF data. Please accept my apology for the confusion."
Title: Re: Opinions ?
Post by: litifeta on September 20, 2007, 17:44
IN a later post they say that it is ok to put your name in EXIF. what they DO NOT want is your name on the front of the image