I was a bit p'o'd when comstock1700k.com recently changed their licensing terms After I'd bought a 1-year subscription ($599!), eg they now say you can't "stockpile" (!!) images, meaning download them now and use in say a year or two, unless you still maintain an active subscription.

They said that now, you can use them for works you create While you're still a paid subscriber, but you can't download stock photos and then use them for the first time, for future projects. That's not what other template companies or any other royalty-free music/video/image company I've seen has in place re licensing restrictions.

They changed the company name from comstock1700k to comstock complete..

EULA:
Royalty-Free Stock Photos by Subscription - Comstock Complete Subscription Plan

"Any images that have been downloaded and not used during the term of your subscription, are not permitted for first use after the subscription expires. This would be considered stock piling and in violation of our End User Licensing Agreement."

FAQ:
Royalty-Free Stock Photos by Subscription - Comstock Complete Subscription Plan

That's not what I had agreed to -- that restriction was NOT in place when I first enrolled (I even double checked w/wayback machine), and even though their EULA does say they have the right to change licensing restrictions anytime they want, I think it's at a minimum poor business practices, if not downright misleading and unfair, because they changed the EULA to new terms after I'd paid up for a full subscription.

I'd like to hear anyone else's feedback on it.. I called them, emailed and asked to speak to a lawyer, but all they did was suspend my subscription til I backed down and said no I don't need to speak to a lawyer after all.

I'm not happy w/comstock anymore. Changing the license to a different model after someone pays up doesn't seem right. Ideas?

Ken