Copyright infringement is a serious issue, but Vivozoom's claim that it adds up to $10 billion annually may not be supported by the facts.
Vivozoom says the practice of stealing stock and microstock images totals some $10 billion annually.
Getty Images has made a "strategic investment" in aggregation technology startup Daylife. Previously disclosed in an SEC filing, Getty is putting about $4 million into the start-up.
PantherMedia has introduced new image subscription plans for Web and print usage.
Given the state of the industry and the economy, it's wasteful to spend thousands on formal education at a trade school or university to learn photography. A better strategy is to first purchase a good DSLR and _shoot, shoot, shoot_.
Getty Images has introduced four different price levels for images. In some cases, it has also removed Image Partner identification.
iStockphoto will now legally guarantee, at no cost to its customers, that all image, video and audio files in its 5 million-plus collection will not breach any trademark, copyright or other intellectual-property rights or rights of privacy.
Leading music and entertainment photographer, Frank Micelotta, has launched PictureGroup, a digital-media production company.
Some photographers want to continue to shoot and produce in the same way as they did in 2007. They have the "think positive" mindset that if they continue to produce new and better images in a higher volume than they produced in 2007, sales will go up, or at least they won't decline a whole lot.
The Picture Archive Council of America has joined CEPIC and other industry organizations in opposition to the proposed Google Settlement. U.S. industry bodies opposing the settlement include the American Society of Media Photographers, the Graphic Artists Guild and the North American Nature Photography Association.