Comments on: Getty Images Buys stock.XCHNG

By: Stevejojo

Stevejojo — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:10:00 +0000

Did you know that after the Getty deal there was a mass exodus of prominent SXC users? They started their own site at http://rgbstock.com . It's worth to check it out. Cheers!

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By: Doug_dimaggio_000

Doug_dimaggio_000 — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:39:00 +0000

Many great people from stock.xchng left after the Getty buyout and they have a new site now: http://rgbstock.com

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Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:42:15 +0000

[...] that started two years ago. Getty Images already owns iStockphoto, a paid stock image provider and Stock.xchng, a free stock photography social network similiar to Flickr. Both sites were cheaper and free [...]

By: just an artist

just an artist — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:35:54 +0000

While copyright theft is bad in degrees ranging from unfortunate to evil…. Getty is 100% pure evil 24/7.I personally will never in this lifetime do anything that results in Getty receiving one penny, whether is my own, or even if it is someone else's penny.If they make even one bullshit move with stock.XCHNG I'll run so fast and so far it'll be like a road runner cartoon. In fact, if I find an alternative, I'll avoid this too, god forbid I accindentially click a google ad on their site or something.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:18:20 +0000

You can find thousands of free images for personal or business use at http://www.sunipix.com” target=”_blank”>www.sunipix.com

By: Glen

Glen — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:47:00 +0000

I just tried to log into sxc after spending 8 months away, and now find that my account information (password) isn’t recognised, and my email address is no longer listed on their records. This is very annoying as I’ve received several emails from sxc in the past confirming my account information.

Now I have to start again, and cannot claim my previously-posted images. I will be looking into alternatives.

By: saaven

saaven — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:13:00 +0000

I have around 500 pictures published in sxc. I’m free software user, then i love sxc’s spirit!
But all changed now, after Getty buy sxc the problems appear:
1.- They migrated to Canadian server all the site, and the new server was very very slow at the beginning.
2.- The consequence is that sxc.hu is not a useful website.
3.- Since august 6th i can’t open sxc, it dissapeared!

I’m really worried about this matter
Of course I don’t like changes, Getty is just cutting the sxc traffic now a days. I would like everybody remember the great uploaders efforts to make better SXC website. I honestly think Getty have not a good behaviour with us.

Can anyone see the sxc website?

By: Kiaaa

Kiaaa — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:18:55 +0000

Well, if sxc will not be the same you can always come to www.multimedia-stock.com ...

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