Microstock sees its first major setback in 6 years and here is why

July 25, 2013 Marco | Editor

By Yuri Arcurs You might have noticed huge amounts of images being removed from micro subscription sites such as Shutterstock.com, Fotolia.com, Dreamstime.com etc. You might also have noticed that Shutterstock’s stock have dropped more than 12% over the past week. Link. Perhaps you have also seen the public statement that GettyImages made about Yuri Arcurs and PeopleImages.com going exclusive
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Marco | Editor

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