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In the US, Various authors groups (The National Writers Union, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America) sent a letter on January 6, 2010, to members of Congress. Read more
HAPPY NEW DECADE!
The team here at CEPIC are feeling very excited and optimistic about what the future holds for our organisation and for all our members. Read moreCreating a CEPIC Community: Announcing the SOFT LAUNCH of CEPIC's new website
Dear Cepic Members and Friends of our Industry: As the Centre of the Picture Industry, we are happy to announce the soft launch of our new website on January 18th 2010. During the next few weeks there will be more input making the site more user friendly and informative for the membership. Read more
CEPIC News
First Exhibitor Stand booked by PicScout
The first Exhibitor Stand was booked by PicScout. This new opportunity is available to just 6 company members of CEPIC and features plasma screens, including priority location and 2 registrations passes. Read more
ICOMP Updates
Full text of the amendment, tabled regarding a Draft Report about the European Commission´s Report on Competition Policy 2008, prepared by Sophie In´t Veld MEP (ALDE, The Netherlands) for the Economic and Monetary Affairs parliamentary committee (ECON). Read more
The CEPIC Office is moving!
On 28 January, the CEPIC Office will be moving to Fritschestr.22, 10585 Berlin (Charlottenburg). Read more
Join CEPIC on Facebook!
CEPIC has now its own page on Facebook: "CEPIC Centre of the Picture Industry". Read more
New CEPIC Benefactor: ImageRights (USA)
ImageRights International, a USA-based company, provides a low-cost, easy to use solution designed to help protect the image rights of photographers, picture libraries, picture agencies and publishers. Read more
Europeana and CEPIC
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
New CEPIC member: Orange Logic
Orange Logic was founded in 1998 in New York and expanded in 2000 in France to provide high-end solutions for organizations managing and distributing media, and not willing to be constrained by the limitations of traditional software providers. Read more
Orphan Works and the Future of Digitization
CEPIC spoke at the Public Hearing on Orphan Works on October 26, 2009. The hearing took place at the European Commission. Read more
PACA: Monumental Miami Meeting Builds Momentum for Unification
Half Dozen Photographer and Archive Trade Associates Discuss Means to Achieve Common Goals at PACA International Conference. Read more
Letter to The EU Commissioner Reding
ICOMP meetings and lunch hosted by Viviane Reding Read more
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Events and Exhibitions
Picture Buyers' Fair 2010
"On 19th and 20th May 2010, BAPLA will be opening the doors to a brand new PBF. After 8 years of the same format, we’ve worked with exhibitors and we’ve worked with image buyers to create a show that reflects our extremely diverse industry in the 21st century." Read moreInternational Contest of Digital Photography: Cyberphoto 2010
The purpose of this contest is to promote digital photography as an art with a particular culture-producing meaning and to show the possibilities of digital creations of photographic images. Read more
Industry Press Releases
How the proposed Digital Economy Bill could kill parts of the photography business
BAPLA is calling for proposed clause 116B in the Digital Economy Bill, which could mean photographers and image rights holders losing the right to have a say in how their work is used, by whom and at what price, to be scrapped. Read moreNew Board at BLF
BLF, the Swedish picture suppliers association, has elected a new board. Read more