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  • 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

  • Fair trade for the creator, for the distributor and the customer

    Cepic Commitee statement to Dreamstimes new offer on free images on Stockfreeimages.com. Jim Pickerell (Selling Stock) published Serbans opinion and his arguments why he wants to give away a large part of Dreamstime images for free. 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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