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Germany: Rightholders criticise Ministry of Justice on copyright reform draft

Rightholders criticise Ministry of Justice on copyright reform draft. "The legal position of the creative industries will be further weakened in relation to global platforms and established value creation models will be deprived of their basis" they say.

Germany: up-dated draft law to implement EU copyright law reform

On 13 October 2020, the German Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) published a draft bill for a law to adapt copyright law to the requirements of the digital internal market.

France: Google loses in appeal and must negotiate with press publishers

The competition authority in France has ruled on 8th October against Google confirming in appeal that Google must open talks with press publishers about paying to use their content.

IPTC Autumn Metadata Conference

The IPTC Metadata mconference will take place on 13 October from 17:00-20:00 CET and is free to attend.

Image Quest Marine website launch

The U.K.'s leading underwater photo library, Image Quest Marine, is making a splash with the official launch of their new website [link to www.imagequestmarine.com]!

A successful CEPIC Legal Webinar

Thanks to all our sponsors and participants who made this first CEPIC public webinar possible.

Mike Holderness, Speaker of the CEPIC Legal Webinar

We're pleased to introduce Mike Holderness - Chair of the European Federation of Journalists Authors’ Rights Expert Group - as speaker at the CEPIC Legal Webinar on 10 September.

Isabelle Szczepanski, Speaker of the CEPIC Legal Webinar

We're pleased to have Isabelle Szczepanski - journalist and COO of ElectronLibre - as speaker at the Legal Webinar on 10 September.

CEPIC 2026

Building on the success of previous years, CEPIC 2026 promises to be our most exciting event yet. Three days of business, connection, and inspiration in the vibrant city of Valencia, Spain. This unmissable gathering brings together visual media professionals to explore new opportunities, share ideas, and shape the future of the image licensing industry.