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We’re proud to introduce our confirmed sponsors for CEPIC 2025, whose support is helping shape this year’s event in Juan-les-Pins. From conference sessions and speed dating to event bags, lanyards, and official photography, their contributions are vital to making CEPIC 2025 a success.

CEPIC and EANA are strengthening their partnership in 2025 to promote trust in visual journalism and enhance industry standards for image licensing and copyright protection. This collaboration will be highlighted at CEPIC 2025, featuring a keynote by AFP’s Éric Baradat and a panel on combating war disinformation through image verification.

The Syndicat national de l'édition (SNE), the Société des Gens de Lettres (SGDL) and the Syndicat national des auteurs et des compositeurs (SNAC) have taken legal action against Meta before the 3rd chamber of the Paris Court of Justice for the massive use of copyrighted works to train its generative artificial intelligence model., without authorisation of authors and publishers.

Spain and China have introduced strict new regulations requiring AI-generated content to be clearly labelled to combat misinformation and protect digital integrity. Spain’s proposed law imposes heavy fines for non-compliance, while China mandates both visible and metadata-based labelling to ensure transparency in AI-generated media.

Brentford FC has become the latest Premier League club to adopt SmartFrame’s innovative image streaming technology, joining Manchester City and Everton in revolutionising online image publishing and monetisation. This partnership allows Brentford FC to fully own, control, and commercialise its official photography while providing high-quality images to publishing partners at no cost.

ECHOES is inviting cultural heritage institutions to contribute datasets to the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH), with selected projects receiving up to €60,000 in funding. This initiative aims to enhance collaboration, innovation, and accessibility in the digital preservation and study of cultural heritage.

We're proud to welcome IPTC as a valued partner of CEPIC 2025, bringing their expertise in global metadata and media standards to this year’s programme. From lightning talks to hands-on workshops, IPTC’s contributions will help attendees navigate the future of image licensing, AI, and content authenticity.

CEPIC attended the Unmasking AI – Making the EU AI Act Succeed event in Brussels, where industry leaders discussed the urgent need for transparency, accountability, and fair compensation in AI model training. Patrick Lacroix, CEO of Belga, highlighted the risks of unchecked AI scraping and emphasised that without stronger protections in the AI Act, rightsholders will continue to face legal uncertainty, loss of control, and unfair exploitation of their content.