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Getty lashes out at Jupiter and Corbis
Getty images has continued with what Alan Meckler calls "storm trooper tactics" to force contributors not to work with Getty's two main competitors Corbis and Jupiter Images (First reported on May 6th). Getty is forcing contributors to sign contracts with the following language:
"Licensor agrees that for the term of this agreement and subsequent renewals of this agreement, licensor shall not enter into or renew any agreement that will result in any affiliation with, representation or distribution of licensor’s images by Corbis Corp, or any of its affiliates, successors or assigns; and Jupiter media Corp. or any of its affiliates, successors or assigns."
Business practices like this are bad for photographers, image buyers, and the stock licensing industry. As a photographer I am shocked that we have not heard from organizations like ASMP, the Stock Artists Alliance, and Advertising Photographers of America, who recently wrote an open letter protesting Onrequest Images. These organizations have not said a peep about what is clearly a much larger threat to a photographer’s livelihood than anything Onrequest is doing.
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