Received an email from Getty today. Of most interest is this last paragraph:

"Your current agreement is being replaced with the new agreement. We hope that you will continue to work with us by entering into the new agreement; however, if you choose not to sign the new agreement by June 6, 2014, your current agreement will terminate on August 4, 2014."

In other words you either sign the new agreement or get the boot. I bet most will sign. They really know how to work us musicians.

Hmmm... it seems the last email I had an option not to sign the new contract or not.

John