Articles by Julia Dudnik Stern

a21 Folds MediaMagnet into SuperStock

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 449 Words | Posted 10/17/2008 | Comments
The troubled Florida company has announced that it has integrated the budget MediaMagnet offering into the SuperStock Web site. While the company says that the MediaMagnet brand continues to grow, its consolidation with a21 Group's flagship stock product suggests that the budget brand has failed to gain enough traction as a standalone product.

Image Source Revamps Web Site

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 55 Words | Posted 10/17/2008 | Comments
ImageSource.com boasts new look and technology.

PhotoAlto, Tavin Launch Rights-Managed Collection

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 45 Words | Posted 10/17/2008 | Comments
Its founders describe IC Worldwide as "a union of Parisian and New York photographic thought."

Correction: Stock Income per Licensing Model

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 65 Words | Posted 10/16/2008 | Comments
In the tables included in Oct. 16 "Survey: Stock Income per Licensing Model," several columns were mislabeled due to formatting issues. The story was updated with correct data at 2:15PM EST.

German Court Says Google Image Previews Violate Copyright

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 381 Words | Posted 10/16/2008 | Comments
In two separate cases, the Regional Court of Hamburg ruled this week that Google's creation and distribution of image thumbnails for the purposes of indexing online content violates copyright law.

New Law Strengthens IP Protection

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 715 Words | Posted 10/14/2008 | Comments
On Monday, the President of the United States of America signed several bills into law. Among them was S. 3325, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO IP) Act of 2008, which amends civil and criminal IP laws, establishes a new executive-level coordinator position and authorizes Justice Department grants to assist in combating IP theft and infringement.

IPTC, PLUS Welcome Metadata Group Guidelines

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 68 Words | Posted 10/13/2008 | Comments

PACA Releases Copyright Video, Stresses Education

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 378 Words | Posted 10/13/2008 | Comments
According to the Picture Archive Council of America, copyright "has been a somewhat overlooked point of emphasis in the training of employees throughout the industry." PACA hopes to help address this problem with its copyright education program, posthumously named after stock-industry veteran Jane Kinne.

All Over Press Opens Moscow Office

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 77 Words | Posted 10/13/2008 | Comments
Finnish picture agency All Over Press International has opened a Moscow office to serve local, mainly editorial clients.

Global Ad Forecast Slashed in Half

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 321 Words | Posted 10/10/2008 | Comments
Though the American presidential race has placed the country's economy in the global spotlight, the economic crisis is also global and will have a profound effect on the advertising revenues of developed markets.

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