When to Use Assignment Photography, a new e-book published by 74-year-old New York agency Black Star, presents specific circumstances in which buyers should commission shoots rather than to settle for microstock or other cost-cutting options.
For some time, observers have wondered about the apparent lack of traction of Corbis' late-to-market microstock division SnapVillage. Apparently, so has Corbis: SnapVillage will be gone by the end of this year, to be replaced by a new product.
Stockholm-based NordicPhotos has become PicScout's first new client of 2009.
Getty Images has become the exclusive distributor of the Jane Goodall Institute's footage of endangered chimpanzees.
The Associated Press is going after Los Angeles artist Shepard Fairey for copyright infringement. The AP claims to own the photo Fairey used as basis for the famed Obama "HOPE" poster; Fairey claims fair use. Image ownership and the application of the fair-use exception are the two unclear aspects of this potential legal battle, which has yet to become a formal lawsuit.
Citizen journalism Web site Scoopt will not make it to its fourth birthday. Established by Scottish duo Kyle and Jill MacRae in July 2005, Scoopt became Getty Images' property in March 2007 and will cease to exist March 2009.
The National Archives of Scotland, in partnership with The National Library of Scotland, National Museums Scotland, The National Trust for Scotland and The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, has developed Scotland's Images.