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Re: [OM] More Stock Woes

Subject: Re: [OM] More Stock Woes
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2018 11:33:29 +0000
That’s a useful summary, Ken.  I have only about 150 images on Alamy, but I’ll 
increase that as I withdraw from paid work over the next 12 months.  I have 
threatened my current Boss with retiring in June or July so I had better get 
used to the idea.

The CEO of Alamy used to hold contributor meetings a few years ago, but clearly 
that sort of contact was too stressful for him.

Chris

> On 24 Dec 2018, at 07:22, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I'm selling both direct and through Alamy. It groused me greatly when
> they decided to get into microstock. Fortunately, they've been trying
> to unwind that mistake as bet as they can.
> 
> I have most images setup as Rights Managed, but some as Royalty Free.
> The decision of which is which is based on whether or not it's an
> image that I'm, uh, proud of. :) And also if it's just an illustration
> or a work of art. An image of a sign post along a roadway isn't the
> type of picture that really needs rights managed as it can sell over
> and over again and be used for a myriad of purposes with no
> exclusivity--it will usually be used as part of an image composite.
> But if the picture has any uniqueness or can be used for any form of
> display purpose, I'm certainly going to keep it Rights Managed.
> 
> That photographer's bridge picture is a more unusual situation because
> it's an unique enough of an image that it should never have been put
> on that particular microstock site, and the customer should never used
> it because no exclusivity means that the same image could have been
> used in the same market.

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