Contracts - Be Specific

By Jim Pickerell | 396 Words | Posted 9/17/1997 | Comments
Recommended language for invoices and other contracts, to protect your secondary rights.

MIRA Sales Contest

By Jim Pickerell | 262 Words | Posted 9/17/1997 | Comments
Two photographers report sales by the Media Images Resource Alliance of MPCA and ASMP.

Stock Agency Contracts

By Jim Pickerell | 295 Words | Posted 9/17/1997 | Comments
In some case photographers may be receiving a reduced share of gross overseas sales as an increasing number of foreign sub-agencies are taking 50% of gross instead of the traditional 40%.

Photogs Fight For Rights

By Jim Pickerell | 962 Words | Posted 9/17/1997 | Comments
Twelve National Geographic photographers hire legal counsel to pursue ''appropriate compensation'' for the use of over 2700 of their images on a set of CD-ROM discs due for release this fall.

Digital Re-Use

By Jim Pickerell | 2334 Words | Posted 9/17/1997 | Comments
Federal judge finds in favor of publishers rights to reuse material on the Internet or CD-ROM without additionally compensating the creators for this use.

Digital Search Methods

By Jim Pickerell | 649 Words | Posted 9/17/1997 | Comments
With increased focus toward the use of on-line databases to search for images it is important for photographers to have a basic understanding of the strategies for finding images on-line.

Purcell & AOL - Update

By Jim Pickerell | 866 Words | Posted 9/17/1997 | Comments
Carl and Ann Purcell file a multimillion-dollar suit against AOL for 18,500 copyright infringements. See article 83 in the Archives under Internet.

Index Stock

By Jim Pickerell | 2379 Words | Posted 9/17/1997 | Comments
A detailed look at Index Stock and their ''Photos To Go'' concept of marketing to small business users.

PACA Responds to NGI

By Jim Pickerell | 475 Words | Posted 9/17/1997 | Comments
PACA sends strong letter to National Geographic Interactive protesting their planned reuse of images without making appropriate compensation to the creators.

Brian Wolske Leaves TSI

By Jim Pickerell | 135 Words | Posted 9/17/1997 | Comments
Brian Wolske, head of Tony Stone Images North American operates leaves the industry to pursue a career in the security trading.
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