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Istock Rate Card, Effective January 1, 2017 Istock Royalty Schedule
Istock Rate Card, Effective January 1, 2017 Istock Royalty Schedule
The Royalty Rate Level chart below explains what you make as a contributor when
your files are licensed.
Exclusive
For exclusive contributors, royalty rates for iStock.com are determined by the total
number of paid downloads (“Downloads”) of a contributor’s content by file type,
across all iStock and Getty Images sales channels (excluding Thinkstock and API),
during a calendar year.
All Downloads of Signature+ files through iStock.com will count as two Downloads
rather than one toward the Download Targets.
On January 1 of each year, each contributor’s license total is reset to zero and their
Download total for the end of the prior year will establish the starting royalty rate
on January 1. We may change the royalty rate targets annually and will give notice
prior to the start of the applicable year.
Non-Exclusive
Your Downloads do not impact your royalty rate for iStock.com licenses as a non-
exclusive contributor.
For files licensed using credits, the contributor’s royalty rate is applied to the net
price of credits used to license a file. Credit prices vary depending on when they
were purchased (as our prices change over time) and how many were purchased at
once (as we discount bulk packages).
For files licensed using a subscription on iStock.com, the contributor’s royalty rate is
applied to the price per file. The price per file is determined at the end of each
subscription month (which is specific to each subscription and may not be the end
of the calendar month) by dividing the monthly price for that subscription by the
number of downloads against that subscription.
For files licensed through platforms other than iStock.com, the below chart shows
where a flat royalty is applied and where a percentage royalty rate is applied to the
License Fees (as defined in your Artist Supply Agreement).
Photos:
These royalty rates apply to licenses of your files made through credits or
subscription on iStock.com
5,000 35%
500 30%
Default 25%
Subscription licenses will have a minimum price per file (PPF) applied (so you will
always get a royalty on every subscription download), as below, with your actual
royalty applied based on the percentages above.
These royalty rates apply to licenses of your files made through credits or
subscription on iStock.com
4,000 35%
Default 30%
Subscription licenses will have a minimum price per file (PPF) applied (so you will
always get a royalty on every subscription download), as below, with your actual
royalty applied based on the percentages above.
Video:
These royalty rates apply to licenses of your files made through credits on
iStock.com
1,200 35%
200 30%
Default 25%
Other Platforms:
These royalty rates apply to licenses of your files from all sources except iStock.com
and Thinkstock Subs & Image packs, including but not limited to: Getty Images,
Partner Portal, Photo.com – POD, Thinkstock single image sales, etc.
Non-Exclusive Exclusive
Photo 15% 20%
Illustration 15% 20%
Exclusive Downloads
Level 4
Level Default Level 2 Level 3 Level 5 Level 6
Photo 25% Photo 25% Photo 30% Photo 35% Photo 40% Photo 45%
$3.96
Image Pack 5 $4.16 $4.16 $4.36 $4.55 $4.75 $4.95
$1.72
Image Pack 50 $1.80 $1.80 $1.89 $1.97 $2.06 $2.15
Image Pack 100 $1.60 $1.68 $1.68 $1.76 $1.84 $1.92 $2.00
Image Pack 250 $1.20 $1.26 $1.26 $1.32 $1.38 $1.44 $1.50
$1.00
Image Pack 500 $1.05 $1.05 $1.10 $1.15 $1.20 $1.25
Image Pack 1000 $0.80 $0.84 $0.84 $0.88 $0.92 $0.96 $1.00
Image Pack 2500 $0.60 $0.63 $0.63 $0.66 $0.69 $0.72 $0.75
$39.84
Extended License $41.79 $41.79 $43.78 $45.77 $47.76 $49.75
Image Pack 1
$31.18
Extended License $26.01 $27.28 $27.28 $28.58 $29.88 $32.48
Image Pack 10