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One more slam from Getty
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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 37579" data-attributes="member: 1061"><p>I haven't mentioned anything until now, but this is the reason I lost my job at the newspaper. There are other reasons, but this is the main cause of it. I worked as an "intern" for nearly 6 months. This was my baptism by fire into the editorial photography world, so I just paid my dues like everyone else before. Because there were no staff jobs available, I signed a contract to be a stringer. Basically an independent contractor who got paid per photo submission. </p><p></p><p>About a month ago, a new contract was forced upon me. Essentially, it was modeled after this new Getty deal and the use of an outside agency that meant a 50%-65% pay cut for me. It meant giving up the rights to my photos completely so that they could be run in additional publications without paying me. I refused to sign and exchanged words with the editor. I got to live everyone's dream and told the boss to roll up that contract and cram it up his #ss. </p><p></p><p>Stuff like this will continue to happen as long as people let it happen. If your boss walked into your workplace tomorrow and told everyone they were getting a 50% pay cut effective immediately, the sad truth is, the vast majority of workers wouldn't have the stones to walk away.</p><p></p><p>There needs to be a revolution in this industry, or it's simply going to die.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 37579, member: 1061"] I haven't mentioned anything until now, but this is the reason I lost my job at the newspaper. There are other reasons, but this is the main cause of it. I worked as an "intern" for nearly 6 months. This was my baptism by fire into the editorial photography world, so I just paid my dues like everyone else before. Because there were no staff jobs available, I signed a contract to be a stringer. Basically an independent contractor who got paid per photo submission. About a month ago, a new contract was forced upon me. Essentially, it was modeled after this new Getty deal and the use of an outside agency that meant a 50%-65% pay cut for me. It meant giving up the rights to my photos completely so that they could be run in additional publications without paying me. I refused to sign and exchanged words with the editor. I got to live everyone's dream and told the boss to roll up that contract and cram it up his #ss. Stuff like this will continue to happen as long as people let it happen. If your boss walked into your workplace tomorrow and told everyone they were getting a 50% pay cut effective immediately, the sad truth is, the vast majority of workers wouldn't have the stones to walk away. There needs to be a revolution in this industry, or it's simply going to die. [/QUOTE]
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