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So you understand that they're not your agent, as stated in the Shutterstock legal terms, but you're also stating that they are in fact your agent? 25 years or not... it would appear you're slightly confused.
...anyhow when there is a contract between supplier and distributor that contract the contract is an Agency-contract and is exactly the same as if they was your Agent.
Quote from: Horizon on January 17, 2021, 10:46...anyhow when there is a contract between supplier and distributor that contract the contract is an Agency-contract and is exactly the same as if they was your Agent.Sorry, but that's just not true. While there may be some similarities, these stock sites are not our agents... and while you can draw comparisons or make similarities or make assumptions about what BAPLA would or wouldn't view it as all you like... it says quite clearly in the legal agreement that they're not our agents.
Quote from: SpaceStockFootage on January 17, 2021, 13:04Quote from: Horizon on January 17, 2021, 10:46...anyhow when there is a contract between supplier and distributor that contract the contract is an Agency-contract and is exactly the same as if they was your Agent.Sorry, but that's just not true. While there may be some similarities, these stock sites are not our agents... and while you can draw comparisons or make similarities or make assumptions about what BAPLA would or wouldn't view it as all you like... it says quite clearly in the legal agreement that they're not our agents. It certainly does say it and it also says many other things, but just because it says it doesn't mean to say that the contract is written right, it also says:- We are independent contractors - A contractor by definition, is someone asked to do something by someone else. You are contracted to undertake work, you cannot sign up to be 'contracted', as this implies, it simply doesn't make sense; SS don't specifically ask people to undertake work.The reality is SS is run like the Mafia, I wonder if Trump has any shares in it.
The reality is SS is run like the Mafia, I wonder if Trump has any shares in it.
My worst start to the year since 2016.Not only on SS but on all sites.We'll see.....
So far my january on SS is 64% lower than it would have been with the old earning structure
Is it not a bit early for comparing last January when we are still in January? Im simliar with Dreamtime though, quite a few $4 sales and $1 dollars.....quite unlike them! Non-exclusive iStock still brings me in more money than any of the other top agencies.
ROFL -- comparing Jan 2020 to 2021 as if all things were equal - US has 400K dead, and a cratering economy from a global pandemic - might that have anything to do with year to year sales12+ million unemployed - more than double 2019
Quote from: cascoly on January 21, 2021, 22:03ROFL -- comparing Jan 2020 to 2021 as if all things were equal - US has 400K dead, and a cratering economy from a global pandemic - might that have anything to do with year to year sales12+ million unemployed - more than double 2019Not really when number of downloads remains consistent to last year.Perfectly possible to compare to last year as a whole, or since June or whatever.For most of us, sales volumes remain pretty much the same. Its the commission cut doing it.
Quote from: gnirtS on January 22, 2021, 07:45Quote from: cascoly on January 21, 2021, 22:03ROFL -- comparing Jan 2020 to 2021 as if all things were equal - US has 400K dead, and a cratering economy from a global pandemic - might that have anything to do with year to year sales12+ million unemployed - more than double 2019Not really when number of downloads remains consistent to last year.Perfectly possible to compare to last year as a whole, or since June or whatever.For most of us, sales volumes remain pretty much the same. Its the commission cut doing it.Well said, reasonable point but i've no doubt it must have some affect. Big jobs being cancelled so maybe larger commissions are less, certainly ive had many more smaller sale and less bigger ones, regardless of commission percentage.
They are in fact our appointed agent! they use our assets in order to make money! when SS declares they have 200 million assets ( images), they don't really since these 200 million assets are our assets our pictures.Had SS been an old style stock-agency our pics would have been in the form of trannies something you could physically touch and therefore a signed agency-contract and everything. Its not though its all digital and can be wiped out in seconds!..SS is playing on this one all the way and treat us like complete noobs!