Proof of Existence Is Not Proof of Ownership
A view on Blockchain v. Copyright Registration in the USA.
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Protect Your Images on Social Media
Protect Your Images on Social Media: a US guide from CEPIC member ImageRights
Will Google become good to image providers?
On 9 October 2017 a delegation made up of representatives of the photo industry met up in Berlin with representatives of Google. It was the second meeting face to face in five months and since 2013.
Google Images put to the test
If we are to foster continued growth in the images sector, we need the likes of Google to listen and help make changes so we can share in the value generated within the online marketplace.
Digital Agenda The Role of Online Services
Members of the European Parliament explore digital territories … Is the Picture Industry being ignored?
Jack Monroe & Katie Hopkins
on 10 March 2017, Jack Monroe was awarded £24,000 in damages (plus costs) in respect of two tweets published by Katie Hopkins.
John’s Blog article on Google Images Search and what the Getty Images’ complaint at the European Commission
Jim Pickerell wrote an article on whether stopping images scraping would solve photographers’ problems. He recommended that photographers do a Google search for some of their best selling images. “If those images are never shown as part of the search returns” concludes Jim, “it may be a good indication that images in the Getty collection are being blocked in Google searches.” Jim was suggesting that Google would be blocking images in retaliation to Getty Images’ complaint … Here is John Balean’s answer to this.
Is geo-blocking for copyright goods next on the agenda of the European Commission?
The European Commission proposed new e-commerce rules. These rules exclude copyright industries. Will it stay this way?
Why this is good that Getty Images presented a complaint at the EU
It is very good that Getty Images, a private company and a very active CEPIC member in supporting our organization, presented a complaint to the EU because …
The business face of Big Data: do we have to care
In a business world run by “Big Data”, having little or poor data indicates an endogenous problem and if a problem is generated from within an industry, it could forecast dangers ahead.
