Shutterstock announces changes to Contributor Terms

July 2, 2015 Marco | Editor

Images for "Editorial Use Only" at Shutterstock

In an email and their Terms of Service (ToS), microstock agency Shutterstock has announced changes to their Terms of Service (ToS) for contributors which will take effect on July 29th, 2015.

Lowered payout threshold to $35

The headline of the changes as highlighted by Shutterstock is a reduction in the minimum they require for the monthly payout: Until now, contributors needed to have earned at least $75 to receive a payout in the following month. This will now be lowered to $35. Great for contributors which are not earning a lot on Shutterstock. BigStock (owned by …read more

Via: MSP

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