The Good News -- Getty has started offering some Corbis contributors who also have an existing contract with Getty the chance to have their Corbis images migrated to Getty.
The Bad News – One contributor was earning a 40% royalty on his Non-Exclusive RM contract with Corbis. Now Getty has offered him an agreement that gives him a 25% royalty. Any new content this photographer chooses to submit to Getty will have to be Exclusive.
The percentages Getty is offering to Corbis contributors who already have a contract with Getty as as follows:
Non-Exclusive still images
RM creative and editorial 25%
RF creative and editorial 10%
Co-Exclusive still Images
RM Creative and editorial 30%
RF Creative and Editorial 15%
Non-Exclusive Video
RR creative and editorial 20%
RF Creative and editorial 15%
Co-Exclusive Video
RR – Creative and editorial 25%
RF Creative and editorial 20%