Shutterstock has announced a massive restructuring of contributors royalties just 6 days before its implementation. I guess they figured there would be a lot of disgruntled contributors so better to hit them hard and fast..
Tag: protest
I tolerated your stingy 15% royalties for far longer than I should have, and now you have finally gotten my attention by informing me that my photos are worth as little as 2 cents..
Tens of thousands images have been removed from iStockphoto in a coordinated protest by photographers. Deactivation Day on iStock was held on February 2, many photographers deactivated their images before this date.
On February 2, 2013 a protest will be held by many iStockphoto contributors. The day has been coined D-Day (Deactivation Day)..