This story provides a suggested strategy for pricing e-commmerce uses in the U.S. The same strategy with different numbers can be used in other parts of the world.
News items include Sarah Stone hired by Workbook, Getty Promotes Corbis, Stone catalog prices comparisons, PhotoDisc Price Increases, CEPIC 2001 Conference, Pricing Uses for House Organs and PPA Settles Copyright Suit with KMart.
Michael Trumbull found 26 images on the Net to illustrate his book ''The Best of Dot Com Humor.'' He is having trouble locating the copyright holders. Can you help? This story also points out some weaknesses in our current system of licensing rights to photographs found as a result of previous publication.
Klaus Plaumann of Picture Press in Germany provides an updated analysis of the stock photo business in Europe. This presentation was given at the International Conference of stock agencies in New York in November.
In Europe publications refer to paper sizes as A1, A2, A3, etc. These refer to standard dimension in milimeters or centimeters. A chart coverts these paper sizes to inches.
Getty Images acquired all the outstanding shares of Cass & Cass Limited (TIB-UK) in September for $6.3 million in cash and 247,790 shares worth $10.4 million for a total of $17.1 million. Balance sheet figures analyzed.
News assignments are down. Charles Borst, Executive News Director of Corbis Sygma discusses the causes and explains why he gave a recent TIME assignment to the Sun-Sentinel newspaper in Fort Lauderdale rather than to a Sygma photographer.
Automatic selling on-line can put model's rights at risk, and present legal problems for photographers even when they have a model release. This story outlines the problem, discusses FPG and Getty's recent approach and offers an alternative solution.
The Supreme Court has agreed to review the Tasini copyright infringement case and render a verdict before June 30, 2001. The Court's decision will have a major impact on creator rights in the digital age.
This issue has stories on Getty's Slow Growth in the 3rd Quarter, Death of SuperStock Express Pricing, Index Stock Closes Offices, On-line agency updates, updates on Getty and Corbis activities, things to look for when considering on-line options, and more.