Copyright: Reputation vs Legitimacy
- Nov 16. 2012
- 06:11
- by
- CEPIC_2
- 0
- comment
- Tags
-
© ZOONAR GMBH LBRF
ByCarlos VicenteImpressions on the conference "Copyright: what is broken, how to mend it?"
On 18th October 2012, in an effort to adapt copyright for today’s needs and technological possibilities, the Group of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament invited representatives of Performers’ and Consumers’ Organisations, Google, Deezer, the European Digital Media Association, the European Patent Office, Médicins sans Frontiers, academics and lawyers to present their interests and proposals around the central question “What type of copyright reform should Europe have?”.
Licenses for Europe
It is essential that CEPIC attends all of these meetings to be at the forefront of information regarding technological and legal advances. Knowing better their applications within the framework of the European Union means having a stronger position in defending the interests of CEPIC members. Read more
The photography industry landscape
The photography industry has gone through a revolution over the past 5-10 years as the introduction of digital cameras, smartphones, social media platforms, and the cloud have created massive opportunities and disruptions in the industry. Read more
Licences for Europe
There were many passionate and insightful comments made at the second round of "Licenses For Europe" stakeholder meetings held in Brussels on 7th March 2013. Read more
Frictionless licensing - dream or reality?
The IPTC Spring Conference in Amsterdam Machine Readable Rights and the News Industry: Opportunities, Standards and Challenges showed that all media sectors in are looking at changes and improvements in the way they do business. People from news, publishing, photo and image libraries attended. Read more
fotofringe London 2013 – ‘the best yet’ – full event pictures and roundup
890 picture buyers registered in advance. 700 visitors throughout the day. Will Carleton from PhotoArchiveNews has given us permission to publish this impression about fotofringe London 2013. Read more
When it’s time to say No
Images search engines have rolled out changes in image display. New features infringe copyright in some countries and dramatically affect website traffic and image sales everywhere. In Germany, trade body Freelens has been successful in forcing Yahoo Images to revert to its former display. Read more
Barcelona, Such a Beautiful Horizon
We asked Julieanne Eason - age fotostock Content Manager - to tell us a bit about Barcelona. She is a New Zealand national, who has been living in Barcelona for the past 8 years. Who better to give us an insight into Barcelona – the destination for the CEPIC Congress 2013? Read more
Google Images' new layout - how this impacts photographers and webmasters
Let me preface this blog post by saying that Google has been a very important Internet player, and that the Internet wouldn't be the same without their efforts and innovations. Read more
When does freedom of speech trump copyright?
Copyright is a property right and therefore a human right protected under Article 1 of the First Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights. Is the right to property a more or less important card in the human rights pack than the Article 10 right to freedom of expression? Read more
Registration for CEPIC Congress 2013 Has Started!
We are delighted to confirm that Registration is now open for Congress 2013 which will take place in the wonderful city of Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia, one of the most vibrant regions of Spain, from the 11th – 14th June. Read more
Is the generation of digital natives becoming, inadvertently, a generation of digital thieves?
- Aug 15. 2012
- 12:08
- by
- CEPIC_2
- 0
- comment
- Tags
-
© C. Campbell / Alamy
ByAlamyIn a recent industry debate hosted by image agency Alamy the issue of ‘freenagers’ and their belief that all things on the internet are free was raised as causing concern, not just for the well documented and policed music and film industry but, for the professional photography industry too.
The generation that’s coming up, grew up with the internet, and the idea that the stuff on it is free is pervasive. It’s a huge problem and I don’t think we’ve reached the apex of the situation.Said Roy Clark, digital media and photography lecturer at City and Islington College.
Licenses for Europe
It is essential that CEPIC attends all of these meetings to be at the forefront of information regarding technological and legal advances. Knowing better their applications within the framework of the European Union means having a stronger position in defending the interests of CEPIC members. Read more
The photography industry landscape
The photography industry has gone through a revolution over the past 5-10 years as the introduction of digital cameras, smartphones, social media platforms, and the cloud have created massive opportunities and disruptions in the industry. Read more
Licences for Europe
There were many passionate and insightful comments made at the second round of "Licenses For Europe" stakeholder meetings held in Brussels on 7th March 2013. Read more
Frictionless licensing - dream or reality?
The IPTC Spring Conference in Amsterdam Machine Readable Rights and the News Industry: Opportunities, Standards and Challenges showed that all media sectors in are looking at changes and improvements in the way they do business. People from news, publishing, photo and image libraries attended. Read more
fotofringe London 2013 – ‘the best yet’ – full event pictures and roundup
890 picture buyers registered in advance. 700 visitors throughout the day. Will Carleton from PhotoArchiveNews has given us permission to publish this impression about fotofringe London 2013. Read more
When it’s time to say No
Images search engines have rolled out changes in image display. New features infringe copyright in some countries and dramatically affect website traffic and image sales everywhere. In Germany, trade body Freelens has been successful in forcing Yahoo Images to revert to its former display. Read more
Barcelona, Such a Beautiful Horizon
We asked Julieanne Eason - age fotostock Content Manager - to tell us a bit about Barcelona. She is a New Zealand national, who has been living in Barcelona for the past 8 years. Who better to give us an insight into Barcelona – the destination for the CEPIC Congress 2013? Read more
Google Images' new layout - how this impacts photographers and webmasters
Let me preface this blog post by saying that Google has been a very important Internet player, and that the Internet wouldn't be the same without their efforts and innovations. Read more
When does freedom of speech trump copyright?
Copyright is a property right and therefore a human right protected under Article 1 of the First Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights. Is the right to property a more or less important card in the human rights pack than the Article 10 right to freedom of expression? Read more
Registration for CEPIC Congress 2013 Has Started!
We are delighted to confirm that Registration is now open for Congress 2013 which will take place in the wonderful city of Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia, one of the most vibrant regions of Spain, from the 11th – 14th June. Read more
Copyright Protection in the Age of Digital Piracy
- Jan 16. 2010
- 03:01
- by
- CEPIC
- 0
- comment
- Tags
-
Ted VanCleave, ImageRights International
ByTed VanCleaveThere are various ways of affording some form of protection to your images.
As a professional photographer, I depend significantly upon my website to sell my images.
This is part for the course for many photographers and artists. But there's a dark side to free distribution: piracy is rampant. Unfortunately, it's easy for anyone with a computer to steal content-- but not so easy for the copyright owner to monitor unauthorized usage and recover lost income.
Licenses for Europe
It is essential that CEPIC attends all of these meetings to be at the forefront of information regarding technological and legal advances. Knowing better their applications within the framework of the European Union means having a stronger position in defending the interests of CEPIC members. Read more
The photography industry landscape
The photography industry has gone through a revolution over the past 5-10 years as the introduction of digital cameras, smartphones, social media platforms, and the cloud have created massive opportunities and disruptions in the industry. Read more
Licences for Europe
There were many passionate and insightful comments made at the second round of "Licenses For Europe" stakeholder meetings held in Brussels on 7th March 2013. Read more
Frictionless licensing - dream or reality?
The IPTC Spring Conference in Amsterdam Machine Readable Rights and the News Industry: Opportunities, Standards and Challenges showed that all media sectors in are looking at changes and improvements in the way they do business. People from news, publishing, photo and image libraries attended. Read more
fotofringe London 2013 – ‘the best yet’ – full event pictures and roundup
890 picture buyers registered in advance. 700 visitors throughout the day. Will Carleton from PhotoArchiveNews has given us permission to publish this impression about fotofringe London 2013. Read more
When it’s time to say No
Images search engines have rolled out changes in image display. New features infringe copyright in some countries and dramatically affect website traffic and image sales everywhere. In Germany, trade body Freelens has been successful in forcing Yahoo Images to revert to its former display. Read more
Barcelona, Such a Beautiful Horizon
We asked Julieanne Eason - age fotostock Content Manager - to tell us a bit about Barcelona. She is a New Zealand national, who has been living in Barcelona for the past 8 years. Who better to give us an insight into Barcelona – the destination for the CEPIC Congress 2013? Read more
Google Images' new layout - how this impacts photographers and webmasters
Let me preface this blog post by saying that Google has been a very important Internet player, and that the Internet wouldn't be the same without their efforts and innovations. Read more
When does freedom of speech trump copyright?
Copyright is a property right and therefore a human right protected under Article 1 of the First Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights. Is the right to property a more or less important card in the human rights pack than the Article 10 right to freedom of expression? Read more
Registration for CEPIC Congress 2013 Has Started!
We are delighted to confirm that Registration is now open for Congress 2013 which will take place in the wonderful city of Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia, one of the most vibrant regions of Spain, from the 11th – 14th June. Read more
Intellectual Property is a Human Right in Europe
- Jan 14. 2010
- 04:01
- by
- CEPIC
- 0
- comment
- Tags
-
Prof Dr Christian Donle, attorney at Preu Bohlig & Partner, Berlin
Byby Prof Dr Christian DonleOn December 1st, 2009 the Treaty of Lisbon became valid as the basic EU set of rules. Remarkably, the Treaty of Lisbon contains a Charter of Human Rights compulsory for all Member States of the European Union and all national or European Courts.
Among this Charter of Human Rights Art. 17 protects the right to property. Everyone has the right, to own, use and dispose of his or her possessions. No one maybe deprived of his or her possessions except in the public interest.
According to Art. 17 (2) “intellectual property shall be protected.”
This is the first time in the European history, that intellectual property is explicitly protected by a human rights charter.
Licenses for Europe
It is essential that CEPIC attends all of these meetings to be at the forefront of information regarding technological and legal advances. Knowing better their applications within the framework of the European Union means having a stronger position in defending the interests of CEPIC members. Read more
The photography industry landscape
The photography industry has gone through a revolution over the past 5-10 years as the introduction of digital cameras, smartphones, social media platforms, and the cloud have created massive opportunities and disruptions in the industry. Read more
Licences for Europe
There were many passionate and insightful comments made at the second round of "Licenses For Europe" stakeholder meetings held in Brussels on 7th March 2013. Read more
Frictionless licensing - dream or reality?
The IPTC Spring Conference in Amsterdam Machine Readable Rights and the News Industry: Opportunities, Standards and Challenges showed that all media sectors in are looking at changes and improvements in the way they do business. People from news, publishing, photo and image libraries attended. Read more
fotofringe London 2013 – ‘the best yet’ – full event pictures and roundup
890 picture buyers registered in advance. 700 visitors throughout the day. Will Carleton from PhotoArchiveNews has given us permission to publish this impression about fotofringe London 2013. Read more
When it’s time to say No
Images search engines have rolled out changes in image display. New features infringe copyright in some countries and dramatically affect website traffic and image sales everywhere. In Germany, trade body Freelens has been successful in forcing Yahoo Images to revert to its former display. Read more
Barcelona, Such a Beautiful Horizon
We asked Julieanne Eason - age fotostock Content Manager - to tell us a bit about Barcelona. She is a New Zealand national, who has been living in Barcelona for the past 8 years. Who better to give us an insight into Barcelona – the destination for the CEPIC Congress 2013? Read more
Google Images' new layout - how this impacts photographers and webmasters
Let me preface this blog post by saying that Google has been a very important Internet player, and that the Internet wouldn't be the same without their efforts and innovations. Read more
When does freedom of speech trump copyright?
Copyright is a property right and therefore a human right protected under Article 1 of the First Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights. Is the right to property a more or less important card in the human rights pack than the Article 10 right to freedom of expression? Read more
Registration for CEPIC Congress 2013 Has Started!
We are delighted to confirm that Registration is now open for Congress 2013 which will take place in the wonderful city of Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia, one of the most vibrant regions of Spain, from the 11th – 14th June. Read more
Frictionless licensing - dream or reality?
- Apr 02. 2013
- 04:04
- by
- CEPIC_2
- 0
- comment
- Tags
-
Source: Sarah Saunders
BySarah SaundersThe IPTC Spring Conference in Amsterdam Machine Readable Rights and the News Industry: Opportunities, Standards and Challenges showed that all media sectors in are looking at changes and improvements in the way they do business. People from news, publishing, photo and image libraries attended.
The pot at the end of the rainbow was a common vision of 'frictionless licensing', a vision of licensing transactions on a seamless automated workflow between content owner, publisher and end user.
Licenses for Europe
It is essential that CEPIC attends all of these meetings to be at the forefront of information regarding technological and legal advances. Knowing better their applications within the framework of the European Union means having a stronger position in defending the interests of CEPIC members. Read more
The photography industry landscape
The photography industry has gone through a revolution over the past 5-10 years as the introduction of digital cameras, smartphones, social media platforms, and the cloud have created massive opportunities and disruptions in the industry. Read more
Licences for Europe
There were many passionate and insightful comments made at the second round of "Licenses For Europe" stakeholder meetings held in Brussels on 7th March 2013. Read more
Frictionless licensing - dream or reality?
The IPTC Spring Conference in Amsterdam Machine Readable Rights and the News Industry: Opportunities, Standards and Challenges showed that all media sectors in are looking at changes and improvements in the way they do business. People from news, publishing, photo and image libraries attended. Read more
fotofringe London 2013 – ‘the best yet’ – full event pictures and roundup
890 picture buyers registered in advance. 700 visitors throughout the day. Will Carleton from PhotoArchiveNews has given us permission to publish this impression about fotofringe London 2013. Read more
When it’s time to say No
Images search engines have rolled out changes in image display. New features infringe copyright in some countries and dramatically affect website traffic and image sales everywhere. In Germany, trade body Freelens has been successful in forcing Yahoo Images to revert to its former display. Read more
Barcelona, Such a Beautiful Horizon
We asked Julieanne Eason - age fotostock Content Manager - to tell us a bit about Barcelona. She is a New Zealand national, who has been living in Barcelona for the past 8 years. Who better to give us an insight into Barcelona – the destination for the CEPIC Congress 2013? Read more
Google Images' new layout - how this impacts photographers and webmasters
Let me preface this blog post by saying that Google has been a very important Internet player, and that the Internet wouldn't be the same without their efforts and innovations. Read more
When does freedom of speech trump copyright?
Copyright is a property right and therefore a human right protected under Article 1 of the First Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights. Is the right to property a more or less important card in the human rights pack than the Article 10 right to freedom of expression? Read more
Registration for CEPIC Congress 2013 Has Started!
We are delighted to confirm that Registration is now open for Congress 2013 which will take place in the wonderful city of Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia, one of the most vibrant regions of Spain, from the 11th – 14th June. Read more
German Copyright Seminar
- Mar 30. 2013
- 05:03
- by
- sylviefodor
- Tags
-
12.06.2013 / WTC Barcelona - Room A2-A3
16:30 – 18:00 h
At popular demand, CEPIC proposes for the second time a legal session in another language than English on the specialised subject as copyright. German is the second most spoken language at our Congress.
Speaker: Alexander KOCH, managing director of BVPA, the German Association of picture agencies and libraries.
Subjects tba soon.
Fees and Registration
Included in the Congress ticket is: Read more
Participants Area
How to access the CEPIC congress participants lists. Read more
Accommodation / Hotels
Here you have hotels near the World Trade Center as well as in the city center with special rates for participants. Read more
Photocentric Day / Photo Agency Day
The Photocentric Day is organised in cooperation with photographers' associations ASMP and UPP. Conference programme will start at 11.00 AM and end at 18.45 PM, just in time for the Welcome Reception! Registration link at the end of this page. Read more
Table Area
The Table Area is for many delegates the main reason why they come to CEPIC! Read more
Conferences
Tuesday 11 June from 11.00 to 18.45 H, CEPIC is offering a full conference programme. The Table Area will open on Wednesday making full attendance possible on that day. Read more
Picture Trade Associations Day at CEPIC: Morning Sessions
Picture trade associations offer an up-date on the projects they are engaged with for the sake of our industry. Read more
Sponsors and Partners
CEPIC Congress 2013 provides many excellent sponsorship opportunities for small and larger budgets. Read more
How to Get There
Addresses for the Congress and the Parties can be found here. Read more
IPTC Metadata Conference: "Image rights: manage them - or lose them"
This will be the seventh edition of the successful Metadata conference organised by IPTC and hosted by CEPIC. Read more
Exhibition Area
5 exhibition stands will be available to rent this for the 2013 congress. Once again stands will be located in the Table Area, in the heart of the busy congress. Read more
Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception will be held in the World Trade Center of Barcelona, on the terrace overlooking the harbour. Read more
Barcelona Tour
The CEPIC panoramic city tour is a smattering of old and new and combines the main historical and culural points of the city. Read more
Annual Industry Party
The party, which marks the end of the four day congress, will take place on Friday 14th June in Hotel W, an outstanding place with a terrace on the beach. Read more
Networking Parties
Have a look at the network parties we offer at the Congress 2013. Several picture agencies in Barcelona plan their own party around the Congress. Read more
Main points regarding draft directive on collecting societies
- Mar 19. 2013
- 01:03
- by
- sylviefodor
- Tags
-
The relationship between picture agencies and collecting societies is a two way relationship: as rights holders or the representative of rights holders and as users of creative content, CEPIC members both receive payments from private copying levies and pay royalties to collecting societies.
This symbiotic relationship is the reason why Cepic has always paid close attention to legislation on collective management. A series of statements can be found on our website addressing the following issues:
(1) Lack of transparency (payments, rights categories covered, decision making process)
(2) Issues with membership (refusal or limitation of membership)
(3) Lack of appropriate dispute resolution mechanisms
Main points regarding draft directive on collecting societies
The relationship between picture agencies and collecting societies is a two way relationship: as rights holders or the representative of rights holders and as users of creative content, CEPIC members both receive payments from private copying levies and pay royalties to collecting societies. Read more
UPDATED ARROW Plus and ARROW system leaflets
New updated leaflets for ARROW Plus and ARROW system are now available on the ARROW website and intranet. Read more
CEPIC Statement on Proposed Directive on Certain Permitted Uses of Orphan Works
CEPIC was founded in 1993 to present a unified voice to advise and lobby on new legislation emerging from Brussels. Read more
Image Metadata Handbook
European picture agency organisation CEPIC has joined forces with standards body IPTC to produce the CEPIC/IPTC Metadata Handbook, which was launched on 20 May 2011 at the CEPIC Congress in Istanbul, Turkey. Read more
From Arrow to Arrow PLUS
ARROW, How it continues. The novelties of ARROW PLUS. Why ARROW PLUS? Read more
Response regarding Copyright Levies (2005)
The Directorate General for the Internal Market and Services has asked stakeholders for their opinion about copyright levies. CEPIC has been invited to contribute its opinion. Read more
Statement on Collective Rights Management (2000)
With the growing number of collecting societies, there is an increasing need to define collective rights management. Read more
Collective Management of Copyright Across National Borders (2005)
Response to the preliminary findings and policy options with respect to the collective management of copyright across national borders, working document from the 7th of July 2005. Read more
Response to Green Paper on Copyright & Neighbouring Rights in the Information Society (1995)
Response of the Coordination of European Picture Agencies to the Green Paper Read more
Resolution on Collecting Societies (2002)
The resolution on Collecting Societies had been proposed at the CEPIC AGM 2002. Read more
EC Consultation Creative Content Online
Submission from CEPIC e.e.i.g.
Coordination of European Picture Agencies Press Stock Heritage Read more
CEPIC's Response to the Green Paper on Copyright in the Knowledge Economy (2008)
Submission from CEPIC e.e.i.g. Read more
EU Consultation on Creative Content On-Line
CEPIC submitted a response to the European Commission on 5 January 2010. Read more
Europeana: Next Steps
On 15 November 2009, CEPIC submitted a response to the Europeana questionnaire, at least to some of the questions most relevant to our industry. Read more
Orphan Works EC Hearing
CEPIC spoke at the Public Hearing on Orphan Works on October 26, 2009. The hearing took place at the European Commission. Read more
The choice between the pest and the cholera
- Feb 03. 2013
- 01:02
- by
- sylviefodor
- 0
- comment
- Tags
-
Photo: Bastian Barch
BySylvie FodorMany news lately have raised attention and the adrenaline level. After Pinterest, Instagram, the Google drive deal, Google has announced the redesign of its image search features. Users’ may now pre-view images without being redirected to a separate landing page. Full sized unwatermarked images.
The changes are made to enhance users' experience. They were announced on 23 January.
In effect, images are removed from context: the website they come from. They are displayed in full size and with poor or no metadata.
For webmasters, this is bad news because traffic is drawn from the sites while bandwith is used up by inlinks. The more images the website will have, the more affected it will be. (Pinterest will lose a lot of traffic to bandwith!).
Licenses for Europe
It is essential that CEPIC attends all of these meetings to be at the forefront of information regarding technological and legal advances. Knowing better their applications within the framework of the European Union means having a stronger position in defending the interests of CEPIC members. Read more
The photography industry landscape
The photography industry has gone through a revolution over the past 5-10 years as the introduction of digital cameras, smartphones, social media platforms, and the cloud have created massive opportunities and disruptions in the industry. Read more
Licences for Europe
There were many passionate and insightful comments made at the second round of "Licenses For Europe" stakeholder meetings held in Brussels on 7th March 2013. Read more
Frictionless licensing - dream or reality?
The IPTC Spring Conference in Amsterdam Machine Readable Rights and the News Industry: Opportunities, Standards and Challenges showed that all media sectors in are looking at changes and improvements in the way they do business. People from news, publishing, photo and image libraries attended. Read more
fotofringe London 2013 – ‘the best yet’ – full event pictures and roundup
890 picture buyers registered in advance. 700 visitors throughout the day. Will Carleton from PhotoArchiveNews has given us permission to publish this impression about fotofringe London 2013. Read more
When it’s time to say No
Images search engines have rolled out changes in image display. New features infringe copyright in some countries and dramatically affect website traffic and image sales everywhere. In Germany, trade body Freelens has been successful in forcing Yahoo Images to revert to its former display. Read more
Barcelona, Such a Beautiful Horizon
We asked Julieanne Eason - age fotostock Content Manager - to tell us a bit about Barcelona. She is a New Zealand national, who has been living in Barcelona for the past 8 years. Who better to give us an insight into Barcelona – the destination for the CEPIC Congress 2013? Read more
Google Images' new layout - how this impacts photographers and webmasters
Let me preface this blog post by saying that Google has been a very important Internet player, and that the Internet wouldn't be the same without their efforts and innovations. Read more
When does freedom of speech trump copyright?
Copyright is a property right and therefore a human right protected under Article 1 of the First Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights. Is the right to property a more or less important card in the human rights pack than the Article 10 right to freedom of expression? Read more
Registration for CEPIC Congress 2013 Has Started!
We are delighted to confirm that Registration is now open for Congress 2013 which will take place in the wonderful city of Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia, one of the most vibrant regions of Spain, from the 11th – 14th June. Read more
UK: Consumers given more copyright freedom
- Dec 21. 2012
- 07:12
- by
- sylviefodor
- Tags
-
Photo: Soberka Richard/ hemis.fr (HEMIS sponsor to CEPIC Congress)
Changes to create greater freedom to use copyright works such as computer games, paintings, photographs, films, books, and music, while protecting the interests of authors and right owners, were announced today by Business Secretary Vince Cable.
These form part of the Government's response to creating a modern, robust and flexible copyright framework.
New measures include provisions to allow copying of works for individuals' own personal use, parody and for the purposes of quotation. They allow people to use copyright works for a variety of valuable purposes without permission from the copyright owners. They will also bring up to date existing exceptions for education, research and the preservation of materials.
ALAMY sponsors Private Jet Photograhpy Awards
Judging panel includes Alan Capel, Head of Content at Alamy, and other leading names from the world of aviation and travel photography. Read more
Eye on history
The Granger Collection Features the Evolution of Print and More. Read more
Spain and private copy levies
GESAC is lodging a complaint against Spanish law on private copying for not complying with EU law. Read more
Bridgeman representing Mary Fedden and Julian Trevelyan for Copyright Licensing
The Bridgeman Art Library is delighted to be appointed by the Estate of Mary Fedden, OBE and Julian Trevelyan, RA to administer and license the copyright in the artwork of both artists. Read more
epa european pressphoto agency celebrates ten years of global coverage
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of epa european pressphoto agency b.v. beginning its global operation, a collection of the most outstanding epa images spanning the past decade has been compiled as a slide show, also available as an e-book, the agency announced in Frankfurt today. Read more
New stock photo agency for the creative industry launched by Zoomy Images
Zoomy Images LLC, an on-line image and audio provider for the creative industry, has launched its service today through its web site, www.zoomyimages.com. Zoomy Images is a Los Angeles-based, on-line stock photo agency serving the creative market's demand for stock imagery and audio files. Read more
Picturing the Great War
Mary Evans Picture Library launches a First World War blog. Read more
Universal Images Group acquires new distribution rights
Universal Images Group acquires international distribution rights from JTB Media Creation picture library in Japan Read more
Commission seeks feedback on Google's commitments to address competition concerns
Antitrust: The European Commission invites comments from interested parties on commitments offered by Google in relation to online search and search advertising. Read more
LCC: New rights model to improve legal access to online content
Unique industry collaboration launches new rights model to improve legal access to online content Read more
Enough is enough!
- Dec 10. 2012
- 02:12
- by
- sylviefodor
- 0
- comment
- Tags
-
BySociety of Audiovisual AuthorsSupport Europe's creators. We are reproducing here a petition sponsored by the Society of audo-visual authors.
Sign the petition:
Licenses for Europe
It is essential that CEPIC attends all of these meetings to be at the forefront of information regarding technological and legal advances. Knowing better their applications within the framework of the European Union means having a stronger position in defending the interests of CEPIC members. Read more
The photography industry landscape
The photography industry has gone through a revolution over the past 5-10 years as the introduction of digital cameras, smartphones, social media platforms, and the cloud have created massive opportunities and disruptions in the industry. Read more
Licences for Europe
There were many passionate and insightful comments made at the second round of "Licenses For Europe" stakeholder meetings held in Brussels on 7th March 2013. Read more
Frictionless licensing - dream or reality?
The IPTC Spring Conference in Amsterdam Machine Readable Rights and the News Industry: Opportunities, Standards and Challenges showed that all media sectors in are looking at changes and improvements in the way they do business. People from news, publishing, photo and image libraries attended. Read more
fotofringe London 2013 – ‘the best yet’ – full event pictures and roundup
890 picture buyers registered in advance. 700 visitors throughout the day. Will Carleton from PhotoArchiveNews has given us permission to publish this impression about fotofringe London 2013. Read more
When it’s time to say No
Images search engines have rolled out changes in image display. New features infringe copyright in some countries and dramatically affect website traffic and image sales everywhere. In Germany, trade body Freelens has been successful in forcing Yahoo Images to revert to its former display. Read more
Barcelona, Such a Beautiful Horizon
We asked Julieanne Eason - age fotostock Content Manager - to tell us a bit about Barcelona. She is a New Zealand national, who has been living in Barcelona for the past 8 years. Who better to give us an insight into Barcelona – the destination for the CEPIC Congress 2013? Read more
Google Images' new layout - how this impacts photographers and webmasters
Let me preface this blog post by saying that Google has been a very important Internet player, and that the Internet wouldn't be the same without their efforts and innovations. Read more
When does freedom of speech trump copyright?
Copyright is a property right and therefore a human right protected under Article 1 of the First Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights. Is the right to property a more or less important card in the human rights pack than the Article 10 right to freedom of expression? Read more
Registration for CEPIC Congress 2013 Has Started!
We are delighted to confirm that Registration is now open for Congress 2013 which will take place in the wonderful city of Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia, one of the most vibrant regions of Spain, from the 11th – 14th June. Read more
