losdemas Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 New systems ready to roll??? .....or just another boring cyber attack?! Get a shot of the screen someone, quick and upload it! edit: this is front and back-end, BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vpics Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Didn't you get the email about the downtime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Baker Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 They've been working on the Restrictions update. Their email explained all. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I can't get Manage Images to show my restricted images so that I can check / adjust them. They just won't load. Not very helpful!!! Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultanpepa Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 http://discussion.alamy.com/index.php?/topic/6431-site-downtime-saturday-october-8th-6-9am-bst/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I have something new on many of my images.....The ones that don't have model releases (except those taken in wild places). Haven't checked a lot but should be interesting. A bit worrisome in terms of discouraging sales. "If you want to use the image commercially , you’ll need to get permission from the model, artist, owner, estate, trademark or brand. Find out more on our releases help page." Paulette Edit: As far as I can tell it is based on whether I have stated people or property in the image. If yes to either and no release the image has this warning. Sensible, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Thanks guys. Delay in getting the e-mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I have something new on many of my images.....The ones that don't have model releases (except those taken in wild places). Haven't checked a lot but should be interesting. A bit worrisome in terms of discouraging sales. "If you want to use the image commercially , you’ll need to get permission from the model, artist, owner, estate, trademark or brand. Find out more on our releases help page." Paulette Edit: As far as I can tell it is based on whether I have stated people or property in the image. If yes to either and no release the image has this warning. Sensible, I suppose. I'm not too keen on that new heading either. That is going to change the way I answer the property question. No more blanket yes and no if it's a field or a church or a landscape, say, or state-owned, or a brand-free street scene, or otherwise not readily identifiable as someone's property. Some updating for me then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM photo Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I've noticed some inconsistency here. From what I can see - and I have only checked a limited number of searches - all my images with "Do you have a property release" - answer "No" have the warning quoted above. However, other, almost identical images, with the same attributes (Property release? - No) don't have it. Some do, some don't. Why do you think this might be? And do you think it will give an advantage to those that don't have the warning? Perhaps some buyers may shy away from the ones with the warning if they're not sure of their legal position. It would be good to get some clarification from Alamy on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Richmond Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I've noticed some inconsistency here. From what I can see - and I have only checked a limited number of searches - all my images with "Do you have a property release" - answer "No" have the warning quoted above. However, other, almost identical images, with the same attributes (Property release? - No) don't have it. Some do, some don't. Why do you think this might be? And do you think it will give an advantage to those that don't have the warning? Perhaps some buyers may shy away from the ones with the warning if they're not sure of their legal position. It would be good to get some clarification from Alamy on this. I suspect it will be the way the Attributes section in Manage Images was filled. If you leave the section asking if a property release is required as No then no restriction will be applied. If you say Yes and then say you have no release then the restriction will be applied. That's how mine look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I've noticed some inconsistency here. From what I can see - and I have only checked a limited number of searches - all my images with "Do you have a property release" - answer "No" have the warning quoted above. However, other, almost identical images, with the same attributes (Property release? - No) don't have it. Some do, some don't. Why do you think this might be? And do you think it will give an advantage to those that don't have the warning? Perhaps some buyers may shy away from the ones with the warning if they're not sure of their legal position. It would be good to get some clarification from Alamy on this. I suspect it will be the way the Attributes section in Manage Images was filled. If you leave the section asking if a property release is required as No then no restriction will be applied. If you say Yes and then say you have no release then the restriction will be applied. That's how mine look. I understood Chris to be saying that there are differences for images with attributes filled in the same way = inconsistency. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM photo Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I've noticed some inconsistency here. From what I can see - and I have only checked a limited number of searches - all my images with "Do you have a property release" - answer "No" have the warning quoted above. However, other, almost identical images, with the same attributes (Property release? - No) don't have it. Some do, some don't. Why do you think this might be? And do you think it will give an advantage to those that don't have the warning? Perhaps some buyers may shy away from the ones with the warning if they're not sure of their legal position. It would be good to get some clarification from Alamy on this. I suspect it will be the way the Attributes section in Manage Images was filled. If you leave the section asking if a property release is required as No then no restriction will be applied. If you say Yes and then say you have no release then the restriction will be applied. That's how mine look. I understood Chris to be saying that there are differences for images with attributes filled in the same way = inconsistency. Pearl Yep, that's what I meant. Just did some random searches where I knew some of my images would crop up and, although mine had the warning, several others didn't even though they had "Releases: Property - no, Model - no". Same as mine. Here are a couple of examples, if you can be bothered: No warning - EHD0Y0 and others by same photographer; Warning - H1NXTH and others by the same photographer (i.e. me). The playing field seems to be sloping. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I'm not much of a computer chap but can these things take a few hours to complete? I know that MI doesn't update until a few hours after "ready" images go "on sale", and that it takes a few minutes for all the "ready" images to show as "on sale" in MI. Presumably this was why we didn't get a Saturday update as we usually do nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoDogue Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I have something new on many of my images.....The ones that don't have model releases (except those taken in wild places). Haven't checked a lot but should be interesting. A bit worrisome in terms of discouraging sales. "If you want to use the image commercially , you’ll need to get permission from the model, artist, owner, estate, trademark or brand. Find out more on our releases help page." Paulette Edit: As far as I can tell it is based on whether I have stated people or property in the image. If yes to either and no release the image has this warning. Sensible, I suppose. Ironically, I just had a license drop in yesterday for a unreleased photo shot during an Occupy Wall Street march. The new warning would seem to advise against licensing an image such as this for commercial use. Rights Managed Country: Worldwide Usage: Commercial electronic Media: Web advertisement, single design Industry sector: Banking & Finance & Insurance Start: 07 October 2016 End: 07 January 2017 The image will appear in a test ad running in paid Facebook advertising for a 24 hour period beginning October 7, 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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