They're sending ex- or non-currently-uploading contributors 'we miss you' emails?! I thought they had heard of contributors but wanted no truck with them (thanks to Douglas Adams).

Well, it made me laugh. It's been about 2 years since I've uploaded any files and over a year since I deleted all my files. So, I guess they just got around to noticing and decided to send me a form letter to express their concern. 

Quote from: cthoman on December 05, 2012, 10:33

Quote from: kobajagrande on December 05, 2012, 02:10

The upload limit was increased recently.

Non-Exclusive Upload Limits
Default now 28/week (was 18)
Bronze now 30/week (was 20)
Silver now 40/week (was 24)
Gold now 50/week (was 30)
Diamond now 60/week (was 38)
Black Diamond now 70/week (was 40)

I got an email with that recently too. It was a "we miss you" email. It was geared towards vectors though. It looks like it is right. Mine says 50.

They're sending ex- or non-currently-uploading contributors 'we miss you' emails?! I thought they had heard of contributors but wanted no truck with them (thanks to Douglas Adams).

That is very interesting. It would appear that the utterly disgraceful way that iStock treated illustrators and vector artists in particular, when they introduced the RC system, has back-fired on them somewhat spectacularly if it has left them short on new content being submitted.

Just fire back with "We miss our royalty percentage you greedy f*cks".

Good to know the abuses Istock has heaped on contributors have noticeably affected their bottom line. 

Rather than sending out maudlin e-mails, they should just scrap the RC system, and go back to paying people as they were originally contracted to do.  That should take care of the problem. 

Good to know the abuses Istock has heaped on contributors have noticeably affected their bottom line. 

Rather than sending out maudlin e-mails, they should just scrap the RC system, and go back to paying people as they were originally contracted to do.  That should take care of the problem. 

I couldn't agree more. It also proves that contributors have a lot more power than they believe, if only they could work together and harness it. If enough of us refused to upload any new content until the original royalty system was restored ... it would eventually happen.

Quote from: lisafx on December 05, 2012, 11:20

Good to know the abuses Istock has heaped on contributors have noticeably affected their bottom line. 

Rather than sending out maudlin e-mails, they should just scrap the RC system, and go back to paying people as they were originally contracted to do.  That should take care of the problem. 

I couldn't agree more. It also proves that contributors have a lot more power than they believe, if only they could work together and harness it. If enough of us refused to upload any new content until the original royalty system was restored ... it would eventually happen.

You also mean the Seans and Yuris?

Quote from: lisafx on December 05, 2012, 11:20

Good to know the abuses Istock has heaped on contributors have noticeably affected their bottom line. 

Rather than sending out maudlin e-mails, they should just scrap the RC system, and go back to paying people as they were originally contracted to do.  That should take care of the problem. 

I couldn't agree more. It also proves that contributors have a lot more power than they believe, if only they could work together and harness it. If enough of us refused to upload any new content until the original royalty system was restored ... it would eventually happen.

Easy for you to say but then you never made 20k a month with them.  Too bad there is no valid replacement for IS.   There are some top notch exclusives bailing on them (as in pulling their work) and they are not  looking to SS as valid replacement.  Looking at alexa IS is crashing and SS is going up a little.   If IS is not hurting and the newest pig owners are worried I would be surprised.  Oh the money I could have made advising bruce not sell and carlyse group not buy.  Don't say I wouldn't have known because you never get in bed with getty without getting screwed and leaving with an STD.  I saw what one private equity group did to IS.  The old pump and dump.  I am surprised a private equity group buy from another private equity group.   Talk about sloppy seconds.

Just had a nice EL for, 110 bucks at IS!  they can still produce, make no mistake. So theyre a bit tough, so what.

Just had a nice EL for, 110 bucks at IS!  they can still produce, make no mistake. So theyre a bit tough, so what.

Nice but that doesnt mean crap. One sale doesnt mean IS is back on top, does it?

Just had a nice EL for, 110 bucks at IS!  they can still produce, make no mistake. So theyre a bit tough, so what.

are you cheering 110$ sales? its not even 1% of your income

Quote from: luissantos84 on December 05, 2012, 12:59

Quote from: ClaridgeJ on December 05, 2012, 12:38

Just had a nice EL for, 110 bucks at IS!  they can still produce, make no mistake. So theyre a bit tough, so what.

are you cheering 110$ sales? its not even 1% of your income

One should be happy with the little things in life. It all mounts up you know. We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.

thank god we have you, of course as our star, even if a bipolar one

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The upload limit was increased recently.

Non-Exclusive Upload Limits
Default now 28/week (was 18)
Bronze now 30/week (was 20)
Silver now 40/week (was 24)
Gold now 50/week (was 30)
Diamond now 60/week (was 38)
Black Diamond now 70/week (was 40)

is that just for illustrations?  I notice that my vector limit is 50/week and my images is at 30/week.  I'm Gold for both.