Jupiterimages to be sold to Getty Images for $96 million
The failure of Jupiter to succeed in this industry is another example of how inadequate the corporate world is when dealing with the ever changing world. Getty’s domination of the commercial stock business is also, indeed, scary and troublesome, but yet, not guaranteed.
Well there you have it. Fire sale prices and who is left? I think the era of stock photography is at a end. Getty only wants wholly owned shot by staffers and does everything possible to discourage people shooting content for them.
For the times they are a changin...