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Our upcoming webinar explores how next-generation framing technology can safeguard your visual content and unlock new business opportunities. Join SmartFrame and CyberMirage on 2 December for an essential session on the future of image protection.

The Marco Luchetta International Press Award 2025 paid a moving tribute this weekend to EPA Images photojournalist Haitham Imad, whose work from Gaza earned him this year’s prize for Best Photography.

DAMs are the backbone of picture agencies and this is why CEPIC is a Silver sponsor of OnDAM Paris every year.

The Munich Regional Court has issued a landmark ruling confirming that OpenAI infringed copyright by memorising and reproducing protected song lyrics within its language models and chatbot outputs. The decision establishes a powerful precedent for the EU, affirming that such reproductions fall outside text and data mining exceptions and holding OpenAI, not its users, responsible for the infringing outputs.

CEPIC member SmartFrame has launched SmartFrame Images, offering free access to more than 40 million premium editorial visuals across sport, news, and culture. Publishers can now embed high-quality images instantly, with credits, protection, and monetisation built in.

In today's digital world, images are everywhere, but controlling how they're used, shared, and monetised has never been more complex. Join us on Tuesday, 2 December at 16:00 CET to discover how framing technology is revolutionising image protection and monetisation, with insights from two industry pioneers at Smartframe and CyberMirage.

Getty Images has secured a major legal victory against Stability AI in the UK, with the court ruling that Stable Diffusion infringed Getty’s trademarks and confirming that responsibility lies with the model provider, not the user. The decision also establishes a precedent that AI models can be subject to copyright infringement claims, marking a significant milestone for intellectual property protection in the age of AI.

CEPIC member BRIA has launched FIBO, a next-generation visual AI model offering full control over image generation. Built exclusively with licensed data, FIBO provides brands and businesses with legally safe, consistent, and enterprise-ready AI-powered visuals.