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Articles from September 1997
Henry Scanlon explains why Comstock is supplying Royalty Free Images and the industry changes that have necessitated this decision. This is the full text of the edited question and answer article that appeared in the September 1997 issue of Photo District News.
Getty Communications merges with PhotoDisc to become the worlds leading supplier of stock photography with a combined estimated 1997 sale in excess of $140 million.
Kodak's Entertainment Imaging Division has purchased Picture Network International. They expect increased demand by corporate users of PNI's ''Media Host'' application.
Recommended language for invoices and other contracts, to protect your secondary rights.
Two photographers report sales by the Media Images Resource Alliance of MPCA and ASMP.
In some case photographers may be receiving a reduced share of gross overseas sales as an increasing number of foreign sub-agencies are taking 50% of gross instead of the traditional 40%.
Carl and Ann Purcell file a multimillion-dollar suit against AOL for 18,500 copyright infringements. See article 83 in the Archives under Internet.
Twelve National Geographic photographers hire legal counsel to pursue ''appropriate compensation'' for the use of over 2700 of their images on a set of CD-ROM discs due for release this fall.
Federal judge finds in favor of publishers rights to reuse material on the Internet or CD-ROM without additionally compensating the creators for this use.
With increased focus toward the use of on-line databases to search for images it is important for photographers to have a basic understanding of the strategies for finding images on-line.
Stephen Mayes, Group Creative Director of Tony Stone Images, responds to an article on their ''Interpretations'' catalog that appeared in the July issue of Taking Stock. See article 79 in Archives under stock agencies.
On-line site in London may offer a strategy for small specialist agencies and individual photographers to increase their sales on the Internet.
New Graphic Design:USA survey reports on use of stock photography by Graphic Designers.
Corbis has expanded their worldwide distribution of film images (not digital files) with an agreement with Pacific Press Service in Tokyo.
Taking Stock changes its name to SELLING STOCK as it enters its eighth year of publication.
A detailed look at Index Stock and their ''Photos To Go'' concept of marketing to small business users.
PACA sends strong letter to National Geographic Interactive protesting their planned reuse of images without making appropriate compensation to the creators.
Brian Wolske, head of Tony Stone Images North American operates leaves the industry to pursue a career in the security trading.
For years an overwhelming majority of sales of images for corporate or advertising uses have been for images that appeared in print catalogs. Now, select files at various agencies may be capturing an increasing share of this market.
Brian Seed calls the Tony Stone Images ''Interpretations'' catalog a ''truly creative work, with images that are liberated from the old, hidebound, generic stock categories.'' See article 79 in Archives under stock agencies.
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