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You are welcome to create a free browse account on our customer site as well, but you can only submit content through your contributor account on submit.shutterstock.com. STEP 1: Provide Basic Information. On the first page, enter your full name, display name, and email address. Your full name should match your legal or business name if you ...
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If the W-8BEN is appropriate for your situation, you’ll be prompted to fill in a few fields. Then you can submit the form electronically directly from the Tax Center. Other forms (W-8ECI, W8-BEN-E, etc.) can be downloaded from the Tax Center in PDF format. Fill out the form completely, and email it as an attachment to taxhelp@shutterstock.com.
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In 2021 Shutterstock began exploring the potential of content beyond the traditional creative applications and licensing uses offered on Shutterstock.com. We discovered that creative content holds incredible value beyond its visual and design face value and this is when the concept of data licensing began to emerge on our platform.
The Keyword Tool now can easily be accessed from the Submit page. You can use it to either edit your uploaded content or to copy keywords to paste anywhere outside of Shutterstock. Just note that you're only allowed to enter four instances of a keyword. The tool has two modes - Edit mode and Copy mode.
