News Analysis
The Image Bank has acquired Archives giving them a strong historical division. They are rumored to be negotiating to purchase Picture Network International.
Comstock is producing ''royalty free'' discs. Five are our and 30 more will be released by September.
National Geographic takes hard line and refuses to provide any compensation to freelance photographers for use of their work on new CD-ROM project. Photographers and agents up in arms.
It is illegal to photocopy sections of books for sale to students. U.S. Supreme Court upholds 6th Circuit Court decision in Michigan.
Digimarc announces a tool that can be used in conjunction with their Digimarc watermarking software to help a photographer track usage of their images on the World Wide Web.
A system of unique identifiers that can be used to watermark images is developed by the Association of Photographers in the UK.
National Geographic will release discs showing every article and picture that has appeared in the magazine in over 100 years.
In the current environment, VOLUME production of stock photos can lead to disaster, not profits. The issue is examined from many perspectives.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that commercial exploitation of copyrighted materials by a Michigan copy shop did not constitute ''fair use'' was upheld when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case. Articles and book chapters may be used in university coursepacks only with permission of the copyright holder.
British corporations taking over the stock business with new acquisitions. Getty acquires Liaison. Visual Communications Group is looking for a major U.S. agency to purchase. Two largest sellers of stock in the world.
Microsoft tries to get all rights when hiring writers to work for their network. The have six different versions of their ''standard contract'' with various levels of rights give up according to ASJA.
Freelancers sue AP alleging AP has historically and illegally infringed their copyrights.
Survey shows stead growth in sales. Traditional sales more exciting than New Media. Numbers show some promise, but a long way to go before it has a major impact on the market.
Stock Workbook has launched an online site with emphasis toward the advertising and graphic design market. Over 40 agencies are currently on line.
Photographers report very low sales activity. Personnel changes indicate a re-assessment, but no new directions indicated yet. Problems in building a marketable file outlined.
This story explores the potentials for the New Media market as of early 1997.
The Picture Exchange, originally developed by Kodak and now owned by Sprint, effectively discontinues operations.
Many Stock Agencies are no longer charging research fees. Royce Bair argues that may not be good for photographers in the long run.
Learn the things you should do in order to collect after you have discovered an unauthorized use of your image.
U.S. Court of Appeals finds photocopying of books and articles for coursepacks illegal -- but for wrong reasons. Decision emphasizes publishers rights, and ignores rights of those who created the images or text. Decision likely to be appealed to Supreme Court.
Will AP be required to compensate freelancers for the use of their images in new technologies? Will a new contract be offered? How will the results of this action affect all photographers?
Over 50% of worldwide market for stock images is outside the U.S. Recent New York meeting with representatives of more than 155 agencies outlines some issues.
Steps to consider when captioning and filing images.
Photographer supplying images for Audubon Regional Guides should review this article before signing the Chanticleer Press contract.
The following is a report of recent developments at ASMP as reported in the NY newsletter, written by Barry Tanenbaum.