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.
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.
Finnish picture agency All Over Press International has opened a Moscow office to serve local, mainly editorial clients.
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.
The Image Works, an editorial stock agency located in the historic New York state town of Woodstock, is celebrating 25 years in business.
The Francis Frith Collection documents the history of Britain from 1860 to 1970.
Leisa Mercer and Vicki Schelstraete have established a production company in Toronto.
Denver-based Thought Equity Motion announced that its library has grown to over 250,000 clips, which the company says is twice the size of its nearest competitors. Though Equity also claims to have the industry's most advanced delivery platform for high-definition content: Nearly all of the digital footage files licensed by the company are delivered online.
In an email letter to its business partners, Amsterdam-based features and images agency The Cover Story has announced that it is moving its sales and operations office to Bangalore, India, as of Nov. 1. The letter acknowledges that some may see the move as dramatic but claims that the relocation offers new opportunities.