News Analysis
This issue contains a New Selling Stock Survey, story on how the Economic Climate is likely to affect our industry, RF Rights Standardization, Tight of Loose Editing, National Geographic Goes Online, several short articles on RF, Creatas Worldwide Network, PACA Name Change, favorable court ruling in Massachusetts, AD Industry Projections for 2003, Protecting Your Property, analysis of The Big Players and more.
Selling Stock is launching a new survey to assess stock income trends from the photographer's point of view, and to hopefully draw some conclusions for the future from this data. We urge all stock photographers to respond to this simple survey.
This issue has short items on: The launch of Nat. Geographic's web site and the participation of Panaoramic Images on that site; Printing Industry Sales Statistics, Ad Industry Sales Projections for 2003, a Court Decision Upholding a 5 Times Multiplier For Unauthorized Use; Several Items Relating to RF Uses, and more.
Is a period of deflation coming? What impact will the economic climate have on the stock photo industry? This story explores the current RM photography environment and how a continued weak economy my impact the future for both photographers and agents.
Technology advances make it easier than ever for buyers of photography to cheat. Sellers need to be more vigilant in protecting there rights. I asked Gary Elsner, a consultant for photographers and stock agents, to outline some of the things sellers can do to protect their copyrights.
What rights do you get when you purchase an RF image? Many buyers think they can do whatever they please with the image, but if you dig through the fine print in the licenses that isn't true. The RF industry is losing money through misuse of their imagery. Some RF producers are calling for a standarization of license terms and new enforcement procedures.
This edition has stories on: Digital Vision Sales, Future of RF CD-ROM's, Comstock Flat Fee Pricing, Getty Moves to NY Stock Exchange, PACA Changes Name, Delay In Royalty Payments, ImageState Funding, Sheldon Marshall's back, Market Size and more.
Which type of online site do professional photo buyers prefer -- one that is tightly edited with a limited number of images or one with lots of images that may give them lots of hits on any search? Four photo buyers provided some perspective on this issue at the PACA International Conference in Miami.
This edition has stories on: Creatas Rolls Out Worldwide Distribution Network, StockArtistsAlliance, ACE Photoagency in Liquidation, imageshop and imagesource Enter Partnership, BullseyeImages.com and Getty's Website Companion.
This issue contains stories on Getty's Photographer's Choice, Creative Eye Update, Getty Revenue Up, Image Return Nightmare, Veer Launches New Company, Stock Index USA, Editing For Online, New Marketing Strategies, Sub-Agent Percentages, Ten Year Licenses in Publishing, and Masterfile Sales Force.
Getty Images reported revenue of $118.2 million for the 3rd quarter, up 4% over the 2nd quarter, and exceeded analysts expectations for earnings. RF sales were up significantly. TAXI and TIB did extremely well.
This edition has stories on: Veer Launches New Company, Stock Index USA East 2003, Interpublic Forcasts Lower Earnings, Creative Eye Update, Naturepl.com Enters North America and Towery Publishers Closes.
Getty & Corbis are talking. There are no official statements, but given the impact any agreement between these two companies will have on the industry it is useful to examine what might happen. This story explores a number of issues related to the talks.
This issue has short items on Getty and Corbis in Talks, Copyright Watch, Stock Catalogs Or Art Books?, Mayes Joins ImageSource, Veer Directory - First and Last Issue, and Insuring That Customers Delete Digital Files.
More and more book publishers are insisting on ten year usage licenses for the images they want to purchase. This story discusses the implications of licensing for such long terms when the way these images will be used is likely to change dramatically over the usage period. It also suggests strategies for framing the license.
Confused by sub-agent percentages? Want to know what the industry standards are for splits between selling agent, producing agent and photographer. This story explains current practices.
This issue has short items on SuperStock Closing European Offices, Masterfile Expanding Sales Force, Workbookstock.com Releasing New Catalogs, Dynamic Graphics Names Director of Business Affairs, Tracking Uses and Streaming Video In Advertising.
In response to photographer complaints that Getty's editing has been too tight Getty has launched ''Photographer's Choice''. Photographers are now allowed to put a limited number of images of their choice on the Gettyimages.com site and get the benefit of the major international distrubution it offers.
Photographers with large files of model released images are trying to find agencies who will take their whole body of work. This story includes advice Jim Pickerell gave to one such photographer recently.
This issue has short items on Presenting Digital Images for Customer Consideration, Online Use in the Book Publishing Arena, Licensing Unlimited Rights, Picturehouse in New York, Digital Vision Sanctioned For Racial Discrimination and Hemera's New Royalty Free Membership Offering.
Many organizations are putting huge numbers of images into online databases. The big problem is in choosing which images to scan. This story deals with the dilemma as outlined in a recent ASPP seminar entitled, ''Big Archives, Big Decisions: a Digital Dilemma.''
Despite recent setbacks, PACA has announced that it is moving forward with a new leadership team and a re-writing of the organization's bylaws. The 2002 International Conference to be held in Miami in November is on track to be a major industry event.
Image return has become a major issue for many photographers. The basic problem has been with the industry for a long time, but several factors have recently come together to dramatically raise the level of concern. Review the dimensions of the problem and learn what you can do.
This edition of the newsletter has stories on Getty's Accounting Problems, Integration, Pictor Folds, Creative Eye Folds, Building A Searchable Web Site, Flat Sales At Getty, Masterfile Drops First-Refusal Policy, Digital Vision and Getty, Natural Selection's New Site, PACA Regroups and more.
Creative Eye is asking member photographers to approve an assessment of $750 each in order to keep its doors open beyond October 1, 2002. If a sufficient number of members do not agree to this assessment by August 23rd CE has said it will begin the process of an orderly shut down as of September 1st.