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zdenkam
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aynia
Joined: 18 Feb 2009
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:55 am
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Seems they are not protecting each image from a photographer's point of view, more like covering their own ass in case of some kind of lawsuit arising from trademark or other infringement.
Title says it's protecting each image purchase!!
Perhaps I'm misunderstanding the article. It's also a bit vague. |
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zdenkam
Joined: 01 Jan 2006
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Location: Toronto
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:12 am
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It would be great if someone could translate it for us in plain english... Yes, I would like to see them protecting us as well, since lately many images have been used again in wrong advertisements and it is pain for me to keep following up on that.
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jeffbanke
Joined: 18 Dec 2005
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Location: www.xlr8photo.com
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:47 am
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I t does say at the end of the article "for more information see Shutterstock.com" |
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lilcrazyfuzzy
Joined: 29 Nov 2005
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Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:04 am
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| Quote: | | Thanks to Shutterstock's thorough and selective review process |
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Photoshow
Joined: 05 Nov 2004
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Location: Somewhere between where I'm going and where I've been
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:38 am
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Cyril, of course it is all due to their review process and has nothing to do with quality contributors providing quality content that is properly cleared in the first place.
While they are just following suit behind ISP who followed suit behind VZ I am surprised it took them this long to buy some E&O (Errors and Omissions) insurance. I agree though that from the contributor perspective it would be much nicer to know that they were working harder on license compliance as well but that would actually require a proactive stance and an investment in man hours to support the work needed to followup and pursue proceedings against those who download and violate the TOS.
Surely there is enough fraudulent use of our content occurring each month to keep a whole department working full time on compliance but from the corporate point of view it is so much easier to protect the buyer(who would leave en-mass if claims were made and cases lost) as all it requires is an insurance policy. While we contributors have already proven that even faced with rampant abuse of our content we will continue to submit. |
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acik
Joined: 31 Jan 2007
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:18 am
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| Photoshow wrote: | Cyril, of course it is all due to their review process and has nothing to do with quality contributors providing quality content that is properly cleared in the first place.
While they are just following suit behind ISP who followed suit behind VZ I am surprised it took them this long to buy some E&O (Errors and Omissions) insurance. I agree though that from the contributor perspective it would be much nicer to know that they were working harder on license compliance as well but that would actually require a proactive stance and an investment in man hours to support the work needed to followup and pursue proceedings against those who download and violate the TOS.
Surely there is enough fraudulent use of our content occurring each month to keep a whole department working full time on compliance but from the corporate point of view it is so much easier to protect the buyer(who would leave en-mass if claims were made and cases lost) as all it requires is an insurance policy. While we contributors have already proven that even faced with rampant abuse of our content we will continue to submit. |
It's sad, isn't it?... |
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alistaircotton
Joined: 12 Sep 2005
Posts: 745
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:31 pm
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| Photoshow wrote: | Cyril, of course it is all due to their review process and has nothing to do with quality contributors providing quality content that is properly cleared in the first place.
While they are just following suit behind ISP who followed suit behind VZ I am surprised it took them this long to buy some E&O (Errors and Omissions) insurance. I agree though that from the contributor perspective it would be much nicer to know that they were working harder on license compliance as well but that would actually require a proactive stance and an investment in man hours to support the work needed to followup and pursue proceedings against those who download and violate the TOS.
Surely there is enough fraudulent use of our content occurring each month to keep a whole department working full time on compliance but from the corporate point of view it is so much easier to protect the buyer(who would leave en-mass if claims were made and cases lost) as all it requires is an insurance policy. While we contributors have already proven that even faced with rampant abuse of our content we will continue to submit. |
It's been said before and I think almost actually tried once - the only way for contributors to wield any kind of power is in the collective . . . like an "International Union of Stock Imaging Professionals". |
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zdenkam
Joined: 01 Jan 2006
Posts: 143
Location: Toronto
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:16 pm
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yeap.. that is sad... I only wish things have changed for sure.
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frozenpeas
Joined: 23 Jun 2005
Posts: 968
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:51 pm
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Hopefully this will bring more buyers. Especially those that in the past purchased "licensed" images from the A. |
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LuvThatVert:)
Joined: 07 Mar 2005
Posts: 1418
Location: Miami FL USA. 638 days to retire, I'm begining to feel fear of being retired.
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:33 pm
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| zdenkam wrote: | It would be great if someone could translate it for us in plain english... Yes, I would like to see them protecting us as well, since lately many images have been used again in wrong advertisements and it is pain for me to keep following up on that.
Zdenka |
Well... zdenkam; before, by the mere absence of a limit, liability was implied to be unlimited; now... | Quote: | | Shutterstock's total maximum aggregate obligation and liability to any one subscriber for all claims shall be limited to Ten Thousand United States Dollars - US$10,000.00 - (the "Limits of Liability"). |
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