Toronto-based Idée Inc. has announced the addition of The European Pressphoto Agency, Matrix Photos, Capital Pictures and Feature Flash to the client roster of PixID, the image-monitoring service that helps owners track image use in print publications.
a21 has announced that it may soon have a new majority shareholder. The Florida-based publicly traded company has executed a non-binding Letter of Intent with Vermont-based Applejack Art Partners. If the agreement proceeds as outlined, Applejack will own the majority share of a21 stock.
Entertainment industry nonprofit California Copyright Conference has issued
a statement protesting the proposed U.S. orphan-works legislation.
AOL has launched a new general consumer Web site Pixcetera to focus exclusively on high-end photography. Featuring content from the image industry's leaders, Pixcetera offers users the opportunity to browse, rate, share and comment on images organized in popular lifestyle categories.
California start-up GumGum, which aims to monetize images using a traffic-based licensing models, is seeking financing to further expand its business. First Round Capital is leading venture capitalists with $500,000; its partner Howard Morgan is joining the GumGum board. The company seeks to raise $1.2 million.
New research says executive-level marketing and intellectual-property skills are in short supply. Though the underlying causes for the shortage differ, market conditions are exacerbating recruitment problems.
Last week, the World Intellectual Property Organization and its Geneva neighbor, the Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues, hosted a two-day congress to examine the economic importance of copyright. While a number of issues made it onto the agenda, attendees overwhelmingly focused on copyright's role in the global creative industries.