Source: http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/09/25/1131896/0/en/Moovly-Media-Announces-API-Integration-with-Shutterstock.html?f=22&fvtc=2&fvtv=1

"Through this agreement Moovly users get seamless access to more than 150 million of Shutterstock�s digital assets (including video, images and, music) to make even more engaging and impressive content. Importantly too, this integration provides Moovly with an additional revenue opportunity by reselling Shutterstock�s assets".

Reselling? Again, no transparency at all from SS side, no asking or letting one to opt out.

I'm guessing - but it would certainly be better if Shutterstock would communicate with its contributors about things like this so we didn't have to guess - that this will show up as another mystery amount in the SOD (Single & Other Downloads) column that nets us 30% (or whatever your percentage tier is) of the amount SS licenses the content for.

I have never been happy that SS has refused to disclose the licenses and prices for the custom deals to contributors, but at least there were only two other parties to each transaction - buyer and agency. I consider distribution deals to be really bad for contributors 99% of the time - some third party siphons off a little more of the license price so we get less - so if this deal is a distribution deal versus the API integration deals we've seen elsewhere, this is another anti-contributor move on SS's part

I guess the real screwing would be if Moovly paid SS a heap of money for this deal (for which we get nothing) and then sells our content rather cheaply, for which we get 30% or less of whatever Moovly passes on to SS. I sure wish the details were disclosed and opt out was possible - what if they take 90%, and we get 30% of what is left?