Contributor News: February 4, 2013

Google Drive
You may have already read our last update in the forums but once again, we'd like to thank you for your continued patience. To reiterate from previous posts, royalties have been paid in connection with the Google Drive usage based on all consideration received by Getty Images under the licensing agreement. We understand your concerns relating to the deal and we are making progress in a productive dialogue with Google about these concerns and potential solutions. As many of you have pointed out Google is a big company, much bigger than Getty Images, and coordinating across the teams there that will help with any modifications is taking longer than we might have hoped, but things are still proceeding.

Microsoft
Based on your concerns, we have also been working with Microsoft over the past several months to bring resolution to the license that was set up in 2007. Over the next 60 days all imagery licensed as part of this promotional arrangement will be removed from the online version of Microsoft Office. Keep in mind though that all licenses that were granted by Microsoft prior to the removal of the content remain valid licenses under the terms of the Microsoft EULA. As previously explained, if you see instances where your content is being used without or contrary to the iStock or Microsoft license terms, please let us know at [email protected].

Our contributors are extremely important to us. We take very seriously our obligation of representing your creative work. While every deal is not perfect out of the gate, we strive to license your content in a financially beneficial manner and believe we largely succeed in this effort across the millions of customers and transactions completed each year. We are also working hard to make your content available to new customers in new uses through investments in marketing, technology and new business models. At the same time, we are investing heavily in technology, education and industry efforts to protect your copyrighted work and license your content responsibly.

All content should be removed within the next 60 days.

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Pay per click at .001 cents yeah baby

Ok, then people at IS realize Getty made a deal with the Devil. Yes, more accurately put.

Actually you were right the first time.  IStock made a deal with the devil and the devil is Getty.

Contributor News: February 4, 2013

Google Drive
You may have already read our last update in the forums but once again, we'd like to thank you for your continued patience. To reiterate from previous posts, royalties have been paid in connection with the Google Drive usage based on all consideration received by Getty Images under the licensing agreement. We understand your concerns relating to the deal and we are making progress in a productive dialogue with Google about these concerns and potential solutions. As many of you have pointed out Google is a big company, much bigger than Getty Images, and coordinating across the teams there that will help with any modifications is taking longer than we might have hoped, but things are still proceeding.

I'd love to know whether the eejit/s who brokered that deal is being censured or lionised.

I don't think that is a new statement for anyone that reads the forums, the MS and Google stuff is just from the 31st January announcement.

Any new info. is still to come (and I wouldn't hold my breath)
 

Contributor News: February 4, 2013
...every deal is not perfect out of the gate, ...

So it took weeks and many people that the newsletter had to be passed by and this is what we get.
'Must work harder' to get it right first time, every time.
Possibly the 'not' isn't in the position they intended, but rather the one that more accurately reflects the truth.

While every deal is not perfect out of the gate

Well uhm..... shouldn't they be perfect out of the gate?  Why are they even in the gate in the first place if you don't like the deal?  Sheesh!