Chasing the smart photo…
The web is a Wild West environment for images, with unauthorised uses on a massive scale, and a perception by many users that copyright is no longer relevant. So what is a Smart Photo in this environment?
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On 05 July 2018 the European Parliament voted against the negotiation proposed by the Legal Affairs Committee, adopted on 20 June 2018, for the EU Copyright Directive proposal. CEPIC regrets this...
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Open Internet Project (OIP), formal complainant in the Android investigation since March 2017, welcomes the decision taken today by the European Commission against Alphabet/Google, prohibiting Google’s...
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Fairsearch.org a group of businesses and organizations united to promote economic growth, innovation and choice across the Internet ecosystem by fostering and defending competition in online and mobile...
View ArticleEU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
There is still time to reach a balanced solution for a fair value sharing in a digital environment
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The European Commission is proposing to create the first ever Digital Europe programme – a new programme part of the “Single Market, Innovation and Digital” chapter of the EU’s long-term budget...
View ArticleC-161/17 – Córdoba The CJEU decision is positive for photographers
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View ArticleBangladesh: UN human rights experts urge immediate release of photographer...
On 5 August, Shahidul Alam was arrested in his house in Dhaka, hours after a Al Jezeera released an interview with him on the demonstrations in Bangladesh. The UN Human Rights expert urge for his release.
View ArticleCopyright Directive: Be Informed, Have Your Say!
On O5 July 2018 the European Parliament voted against the negotiation proposed by the Legal Affairs Committee, adopted on 20 June 2018, for the EU Copyright Directive proposal. What happens next?
View ArticleDrain You: Copytrack Makes Infringers Pay for Stolen Nirvana Images
Rab Lewin is a photographer with a long career in music photography. He was in Berlin in the 90s and captured iconic images of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. Recently he found they had been stolen and used...
View ArticleIMAGERIGHTS ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS TO ADVISORY BOARD
Bruce Stangle And Kevin McCurry To Counsel On Market Strategy And Corporate Initiatives
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Many ancient peoples had holy men, called Shamans, to help them understand and engage with both the ‘spirit world’ and the actual world.
View ArticleSubstantial growth for SmartFrame Technologies Ltd. Funding Round Completes...
“SmartFrame has developed a revolutionary, patent-pending new image format for the internet that seeks to redefine and become the ubiquitous digital image standard.”
View ArticleCopyright Directive: Facts and Figures
On 14 September 2016: the European Commission presents a draft Directive to modernize copyright in the Digital Single Market. A look back on two years and a look ahead.
View ArticleImageRights Boosts Operations to Tackle Copyright Infringement in Germany
ImageRights International Inc., the world's leading copyright enforcement service, intensified its image search and copyright enforcement operations in Germany to drive value for its global...
View ArticleGetty Family to Acquire Majority Stake in Getty Images from The Carlyle Group
Transaction and Refinancing Expected to Enhance Getty Images’ Position as a Global Leader in the Visual Content Industry
View ArticleBridgeman acquires leading Parisian Picture Library, Leemage
Bridgeman Images is proud and excited to announce the acquisition of the leading Parisian picture library, Leemage.
View ArticleCopyright and US Tech Giants: What are the expectations in Europe?”
On 06 September, ahead of the vote on the EU Copyright Directive on 12 September and on behalf of authors society GESAC, Harris Interactive published a survey on "Copyright and US Tech Giants: What are...
View ArticleCopyright Protection in the 21st Century – It’s all in the technology!
On the technical feasability of EU reform efforts - without censorship and upload filters. Just before the vote on the new proposal for the EU Copyright Directive, Copytrack addressed MEP's with the...
View ArticleEU copyright law on its way!
On 12 September the European Parliament voted 448 to 226 the amended version of the Copyright Directive that was originally rejected on 5 July after the most controversial passages of the law have been...
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