In a smart move that borrows from trend-setting technology practices of
newer image companies, Corbis has launched a contributor Web site to
provide a single pace for represented photographers to manage their
relationship with the company.
The president and chief operating officer of the Associated Press
recently spoke at the meeting of the Southern Newspaper Publishers
Association in Austin. Although Tom Curly was addressing the news
industry, the issues discussed were identical to those faced by image
creators and marketers, particularly matters that address online and
digital uses of content.
For the second consecutive year, PicScout has made Deloitte’s annual
Fast 50 list for Israel. With five-year revenue growth exceeding 600%,
PicScout ranked at 14 overall and in third place among Internet
companies.
A2Z Keywording released new image tagging software, Keyword Perfect 2.0, which was initially developed for in-house keywording.
Creative Commons has released a Public Domain Mark, a label that
communicates the absence of copyright restrictions to the public and
allows works to be easily discovered online.
Steve Pigeon welcomed Ellen Boughn to Creastock, a wholly owned microstock subscidiary of Toronto-based Masterfile.
The Picture Licensing Universal System Coalition says the PLUS
Registry—a resource that promises to connect images, rights holders and
rights information—will launch this fall.