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Re:500px will no longer allow photographers to license their... by dagenix on Sunday July 01, 2018 @05:47PM (#17437812)
These types of business decisions always mystify me. It's certainly their right to choose what content to host. And, I wouldn't expect them to host content that isn't serving their business. But, making such a change with basically no warning is a pretty clear sign that they will do so again. And, who wants to deal with a company that will make such drastic changes, basically overnight, if you have any other options.
Re:500px will no longer allow photographers to license their... by mlthoughts2018 on Sunday July 01, 2018 @06:03PM (#17437889)
> “if you have any other options.”

This is always the key. What are you going to switch to? Shutterstock? Getty? They all do crap like this unilaterally and with no regard for what contributors or customers want. It’s a calculated business choice that the people upset by the change won’t materially impact business as usual. Unfortunate but omnipresent.

Re:500px will no longer allow photographers to license their... by dagenix on Sunday July 01, 2018 @07:46PM (#17438372)
All very true. I'd just naively assume that the risk of some very negative PR isn't worth it when you can largely mitigate it by providing just a few weeks notice. Clearly, they didn't see it this way.
Re:500px will no longer allow photographers to license their... by deltateam on Sunday July 01, 2018 @11:52PM (#17439236)
Choyna