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.

About Michael Masterson

Michael Masterson has a broad range of experience in marketing, business development, strategic planning, contact negotiations and recruiting in the photography, graphic design and publishing industries. In addition to his long experience at the Workbook and Workbookstock, Masterson owned and was creative director of his own graphic design firm for several years.

Masterson has been a speaker or panelist at industry events such as Seybold, PhotoPlus Expo, Visual Connections and the Picture Archive Council of America (PACA) national conference. He is currently the national president of the American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP). He also serves on the board of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council in his Los Angeles community. He chaired the marketing committee for the Los Angeles Conservancy, a historic preservation advocacy group, for many years.

He currently heads Masterson Consulting, working on projects ranging from business development for creative companies and sourcing talent for them to promoting and marketing industry events as well as providing resume and professional profile services for job-seekers. He can be reached at zvpunryqznfgrefba@tznvy.pbz.