This group of releases includes: JupiterImages Acquires BananaStock; a21 Acquires Ingram Publishing Limited; Adobe Stock Photos Adds Four New Collections; IPN Relay Announces Alliance with Adobe Stock Photos; Grazia Neri Selects Digital Railroad for Online Distribution and Archiving Services; NewsCom to Represent PictureArts Content; and Index Stock Imagery to Release New Online Stores with Partner EZ Prints.
This edition has short items on: Another Paradigm Shift; Non-Released At Getty; Photographer's Choice Update; Getty to Integrate Editorial With Creative; Kennelly Receives Entrepeneurship Award; What's The Difference Between RM and RP?; a21 Closes On $3.2 Million In Financing and Multiple Use of RF Images.
A federal court judge in Miami has upheld a $400,000 jury award for photographer Jerry Greenberg in his copyright infringement claim against National Geographic Society for its use of his images in "The Complete NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: 108 Years of National Geographic Magazine on CD-ROM".
After closing her agency on 1 January 2005, Cathy Aron, CEO of Photo Network Stock has notified her photographers of a plan to make full and complete payment of all monies owed for royalties. A minimum of 40% of the amount owed will be paid in December and the remainder quarterly over the next 4 or 5 quarters.
This group of releases includes: Speight Joins Masterfile; Asia Images Produces India, China RF Discs; SuperStock Supplies Vintage Images Through Art.com; Workbook Releases Framed Art Catalog; Mauritius RF Distributes Veer's Fancy RF; and Getty Images Receives Award From Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS.
As we move further and further into the digital camera age many photographers are discovering that focus is a much more critical issue than it used to be. There are two things to understand. Why is this the case? What can photographers do to avoid or solve the problems?
This group of releases includes:Asia Images Appoints Managing Director; Reuters Acquires Action Images; SuperStock And WireImage Announce Agreement; Index Stock Expands Subscription Service To 80,000 Images; P.L.U.S. Coalition Creates Universal Language For Image Licensing; JupiterResearch Forcasts $5.3 Billion Online Ad Spending In 2010; Stock Asylum Publishes Second Annual Stock Asylum 103 Of Quality Stock Distributors.
A21, Inc. has reported gross revenue for the second quarter of 2005 of $2,327,000, compared to $2,527,000 for the same period in 2004, an 8% decline year over year. There was a minimal increase of $15,000 compared with the first quarter of 2005.
This edition has stories on: Corbis Reports Growth, A21 Raises $1 Million, Help Getty Find Photographers, Registering Copyright Pays Off, Christina Vaughn Interview, SutterStock Subscription Offering, OnRequest Receives $8 Million and Searching For Images On Google.
Blend is looking for a few good men and women. Blend, you will recall is a RF production company founded about a year ago by a group of 22 leading stock photographers each of whom is a partner in the company.