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07/05/2010 12:49:01 PM · #1			 | 
		
		| Sorry being really thick today, can i put the same images on say Alamy, Shutterstock, dreamstime and fotolia? |  
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07/05/2010 01:04:15 PM · #2			 | 
		
		| I think you can, unless the site has an exclusivity clause in their contract with you. I think Shutterstock has a premium agreement where you get paid more, but they also get exclusive rights. Don't know about the others. |  
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07/05/2010 01:14:16 PM · #3			 | 
		
		No, Shutterstock
  is the only one without exclusivity agreements; you can go completely exclusive at iStockphoto, dreamstime and fotolia. Fotolia and dreamstime also offer exclusivity agreements for selected files. 
 
 For me it is best not to go exclusive, I usually put the same files on all of these, but I don't put identical files on Alamy; I think it is not fair to offer images to Alamy customers for hundreds of $, when they can get the same file for less than 1$ at shutterstock.
 Some of my files are exclusive at fotolia, though, especially files with specific content (such as german language on signs). |  
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07/05/2010 01:38:45 PM · #4			 | 
		
		| Ok that is what I thought, I was also going reserve my best photos for Alamy, as this was the first stock library I got accepted for. |  
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07/05/2010 03:45:05 PM · #5			 | 
		
		If you submit the same file to Alamy and other micro stock agencies. Make sure that the images have the RF license model at Alamy.
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07/05/2010 03:50:30 PM · #6			 | 
		
		| I would not post the same images at micro sites and RM sites like Alamy or Getty at all. A "similar" image would be OK, but I'd make sure the micro submission was at the minimum submission size (usually 2-4MP -- P&S OK); a submission to Alamy usually has to be upsampled, even from today's 10-12MP dSLR cameras ... |  
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07/05/2010 04:12:50 PM · #7			 | 
		
		Alamy also has the RF license model and also has the "Nobel Use" price.
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07/18/2010 01:08:42 PM · #8			 | 
		
		Originally posted by oboy:   If you submit the same file to Alamy and other micro stock agencies. Make sure that the images have the RF license model at Alamy.  |   
 
 What does this mean.
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07/18/2010 02:13:42 PM · #9			 | 
		
		Originally posted by SEG:   Originally posted by oboy:   If you submit the same file to Alamy and other micro stock agencies. Make sure that the images have the RF license model at Alamy.  |   
 
 What does this mean.  |   
 If you submit the same image to a "micro" site and to Alamy you must use Alamy's Royalty-Free licensing model, which is substantially the same as at a micro site. They cannot offer a Rights-Managed license if the same image is available royalty-free at another source.
 
 Your best bet is to never upload identical images to micro and macro sites. |  
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