Another image library closes it's doors.
Digital Railroad have posted an announcement on their website DRR.net stating that operations have shut down and the site may only be available for another 24 hrs.
Visitors to the site are now greeted with the message:
"We're sorry to inform you that Digital Railroad (DRR) has shut down. On October 15th we reported that the company had reduced its staff and was aggressively pursuing additional financing and/or a strategic partner. Unfortunately, those efforts were unsuccessful. Therefore Digital Railroad has been forced to suspend all operations. This archive may only be accessible for the next 24 hours. "
The SAA, who have been monitoring Digital Railroad for some time advise that any photographers with a DDR Archive act without delay to:
- Ensure all of your files and data are backed up.
- Download all details of licences made with outstanding royalties due
- Download a list of registered users who have accessed your Archive.
- Check that any monthly or annual fees do not continue to be billed to your credit card.
Betsy Reid, the SAA executive director said:
"SAA is greatly concerned about the status of outstanding royalties due to photographers from DRR's Marketplace stock portal, as well as the manner in which this closure has been handled, giving loyal customers no reasonable advance warning or support. We will continue to monitor the situation and try to assist in any way we can on behalf of photographers."