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Stockphotorights.com Sheds Light On Image Use Online
by Jess on May.18, 2010, under copyright, law, rights and permissions, website
Seattle & London, May 17, 2010. A new educational resource launches today, which aims to unravel the complexities and expose the potential legal pitfalls of image use.Stockphotorights.com has been set up by Getty Images, Inc. for the good of the photographic industry. The site is designed to represent image providers and has the support of BAPLA (British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies) and PACA (Picture Archive Council of America). The resource provides image users with information and advice they need to license images with confidence, by connecting them with key stakeholders from the industry.
Shutterstock Supports Launch of Stockphotorights.com
by Jess on May.17, 2010, under law, photo agency, photography, rights and permissions, stock images, website
NEW YORK, May 17 /PRNewswire/ — Shutterstock announced today that it is a founding partner in Stockphotorights.com, an educational resource for image buyers backed by several major stock photo agencies.
Stockphotorights.com was created to educate image buyers regarding the legalities of image usage and to provide information and advice on how to license images with confidence. The site, which launched today, was created in response to a survey of image users that showed many gaps in legal understanding of picture licensing. Stockphotorights.com was built by Getty Images and has the support of leading industry associations PACA (Picture Archive Council of America) and BAPLA (British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies).
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Google integrates Picapp into its Knol Platform
by Jess on Jan.27, 2010, under application, copyright, law, metadata, photo agency, photography, photojournalism, visual content
San Francisco, Jan. 25, 2010. Google Knol publishers searching for photos of newly elected senator Brown, Jennifer Aniston at the Golden Globe Awards, or Peyton Manning, or looking for photos of the Golden Gate Bridge, an image of a human brain or a wildflower, can now use Picapp to add relevant images to their knols.
Shutterstock Announces New Plan to Protect Each Image and Footage Purchase
by Jess on Oct.20, 2009, under copyright, law, photo agency, rights and permissions, royalty-free, stock images, website
Largest subscription stock image site guarantees its entire library of more than 8.5 million images and 140,000 footage clips
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Shutterstock, the world’s largest subscription-based stock photo agency, announced today that it will legally guarantee every file in its vast library by providing up to $10,000 to cover legal costs and direct damages for claims arising from the use of an image or footage clip licensed through Shutterstock.
Artists to Ask Administration to Protect Copyright
by Jess on Sep.29, 2009, under copyright, law
Washington, D.C. – The Copyright Alliance and its grassroots network of creators today announced circulation among creators nationwide of a letter to President Obama and Vice President Biden, asking the Administration to pursue policies supportive of the rights of artists.
“Artists and creators make important contributions not only to our society and culture, but also to our economy,” said Lucinda Dugger, the Alliance’s Director of Outreach. “Increasingly, creators are finding their work misappropriated, reproduced and distributed without their knowledge, consent or benefit by those who believe intellectual property should be free for the taking. It is important that creators speak up about their works and how the principle of copyright empowers and provides incentive for creators to earn a living with their talents and ideas.”
Online Theft Costs the Photo Industry up to $10 Billion
by Jess on Sep.18, 2009, under copyright, law, microstock, photo agency, photography, rights and permissions, royalty-free, stock images
Chicago, IL (Vocus/PRWEB ) September 17, 2009 — Vivozoom (www.vivozoom.com), the microstock business with the first and most extensive image warranty, has announced that the tacitly accepted practice of stealing stock and microstock images adds up to as much as $10 billion annually. While the entertainment industry targets the worst violators who share music and movie files online, the practice of image theft rages at the expense and embarrassment of stock and microstock customers unknowingly using unauthorized images, and of photographers whose revenues are cannibalized. This cycle is something Vivozoom is aiming to end by setting a standard for protecting both purchasers and photographers by legally defending any of its customers for damages and costs totaling up to $25,000.
iStockphoto Legally Guarantees All Image, Video and Audio Files in Five Million-Plus Collection
by Jess on Sep.16, 2009, under copyright, iStockphoto, law, microstock, photo agency, rights and permissions, royalty-free, stock images
Industry pioneer formally protects customers from copyright, moral right, trademark and other intellectual property and rights of privacy disputes up to $250,000
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Sept. 16, 2009. Starting today, iStockphoto becomes the first micropayment royalty-free image, video and audio provider to legally guarantee all files in its collection – at no cost to the customer. iStock promises that files purchased and used in accordance with the iStock license, will not breach any trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights or rights of privacy.
The iStock Legal Guarantee provides that, if a customer receives a claim, iStock will cover the customer’s legal costs and direct damages to a combined total of $10,000. iStock customers looking for additional peace of mind can also purchase an extension of the Legal Guarantee for 100 iStock credits, increasing iStock’s coverage for legal fees and direct damages up to a combined total of $250,000.
Shoot&Proof(TM): Application for Certifying Digital Pictures, now Available on iPhone
by Jess on Sep.12, 2009, under application, law
PARIS, September 11/PRNewswire/ — Shoot&Proof(TM) enables you to take certified photos which constitute legally valid evidence (as shown by audits and cases won). When doing a rental inventory, after a car accident or a water damage, to prove the time of delivery and condition of a package, to record defects in work done by a contractor, or to strengthen your insurance case … there are numerous applications where a Shoot&Proof(TM) picture becomes legal proof and can play a decisive role in resolving a dispute. Patented worldwide, Shoot&Proof(TM) is currently the only alternative to the cumbersome and expensive means used by bailiffs and experts to produced certified reports.
Jury Slams China Lucky Film with $3 Million Verdict
by Jess on Jun.30, 2009, under Kodak, imaging, law
photo by Michael Tam
On March 27, 2009 a California jury found China Lucky liable for negligent misrepresentation, breach of warranty and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing arising out of its business dealings with Royal Marketing, a Los Angeles based photo-imaging distribution company with worldwide distribution. Royal Marketing filed its lawsuit in early 2007 (Superior Court Of The State Of California, Case No. PC040277), before the public announcement that Eastman Kodak Co., would sell its stake in Lucky Film to Guangzhou Chengxin Venture Capital Ltd.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 30, 2009 — BFK Inc. dba Royal Marketing today announced that a California jury returned a $3 million dollar verdict in its favor and against the China Lucky Film Corporation (“China Lucky”) in broad and sweeping finding of wrongdoing. According to evidence introduced at the trial, China Lucky touts itself as “a trans regional and conglomerate modern company in the field of imaging and information recording industrial sector of China in terms of largest scale, strongest technical force, varieties of product and market share.” China Lucky claims to be one of 189 large size China owned enterprises financed by the State Assets Administration and that it engages in the manufacture of photo-imaging products such a film, digital and analog paper that are manufactured for civilian as well as military use.
