Every April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity.

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Immunity of Internet Service Providers is also a topic in the USA. Nancy Wolff, legal counsel of DMLA, reports of a recent meeting at the Copyright Office in the US.

World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day, or International Day of the Book, is an annual event the organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing, and copyright. World Book Day was first celebrated on 23 April 1995, and continues to be recognized on that day.

Announcing the CEPIC AGM. Documents will be posted in the Download Area.

reamstime, the world's largest community in stock photography, announced today that it has achieved two major milestones: 100 million images in its online database and over 500,000 contributors. Dreamstime has continued to experience sustained and rapid growth over the past 15 years, but 2018 represented the fastest increase in the number of contributors and submissions. This announcement further cements Dreamstime's place as a distinguished leader in stock photography.

Press Release on the adoption of the Council of the EU Copyright Directive. Following the signature and publication of the directive in the Official Journal of the EU, member states will have 24 months to transpose the new rules into their national law.

The European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on the proposed regulation on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services in February 2019.

As a founding member of CEPIC, FNAPPI is happy to return to the fold as an affiliate member.

LA COLLECTION is very happy to present you its new Website.

The 2nd big industry survey “image market - business trends 2019” of the German Association of Professional Image Providers (BVPA) in cooperation with the study course Photojournalism and Documentary Photography of the Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts under the direction of Prof. Lars Bauernschmitt delivers its findings.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered image search technology that makes it faster and easier to establish the distinctiveness of a trademark in a target market.

"On any given day, countless images are used all over the internet, many of which are stolen. Studies by IMGembed and Copytrack show that of the three billion images shared online each day, around 85% are unlicensed. That’s a total of around 2.5 billion stolen images!"

CEPIC welcomes the adoption of the EU copyright directive as the recognition of the important role played by online sharing platforms in the online eco-system dealing with copyrighted material.

Creatives and news publishers will be empowered to negotiate with internet giants thanks to new copyright rules which also contain safeguards on freedom of expression.

The Copyright Directive has been agreed by the European institutions and will be put to a final vote next week! We are asking you to lend your voice by following these quick, simple steps no later than this Monday, 25th March.

On April 1, 2019, StockFood GmbH will take over the German travel photo agency Look. All employees, including their long-standing customer advisors and photo editors, will join the StockFood team.

The relevance of IPTC photo metadata was underlined last year when Google announced that some IPTC fields would become visible for users of Google’s image search. It is a good time to review and compare the use of IPTC metadata with the results from our survey in 2010

Towards a Fair and Sustainable Internet For All. Time to Adopt the Copyright Directive.

The next IPTC Members’ Meeting will be held in the dynamic and increasingly tech-savvy city of Lisbon, Portugal from Monday 8th to Wednesday 10th April, 2019.

CEPIC expresses its extreme disappointment at the EU copyright Directive as we see that last minute compromises were reached that will directly hurt CEPIC members specialised in fine art, history and vintage photography.

Magnum Photos has announced the departure of its CEO, David Kogan after over four and a half years at the helm. Kogan is stepping down on 1 March 2019.

2 806 000 000 euro: the budget for 2021-2027 period

30 international organisations representing copyright stakeholders call on the Council and the European Parliament to adopt the Copyright Directive.

Submission to the Trilogue negotiators February 2019

CEPIC has joined a call of 28 organisations of the creative industry to adopt the Copyright Directive.

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The OIP welcomes the French Competition Authority’s decision to order interim measures against Google, and urges the European Commission to follow a similar path

The Dreamstime complaint against Google filed in the USA is going forward.

As of 1 September 2018, Mint Images is delighted to announce that it has agreed the worldwide distribution rights for The Londolozi Photography Collection. Both companies are very excited to be working together.

As something new, IPTC is going to start a series of webinars from the first week of February 2019. The first one will be me introducing IPTC and giving an overview of everything that they do.

Digitization and new business models have strongly changed the global trade of stock images. Executive Director Sylvie Fodor will be speaking at the Heidleberg University on 5 February.

Digitization and new business models have strongly changed the global trade of stock images. With over a decade of research experience, the Global Stock Image Market Research Group (GSIM) at Heidelberg University invites practitioners, researchers and industry experts to attend a half-day conference on current developments.

Fotofringe London organisers are extending a strongly warm New Year invitation to all European and overseas partners, customers and colleagues, to join the UK picture and publishing industries in London on Thursday, 21 March 2019, at Kings Place, central London.

CEPIC wishes you Happy Holidays! Let's meet in Paris in 2019!

CEPIC - To the Rapporteurs within the Trilogue 12.12.2018 -

For a better Integration of Europe’s most valuable assets, its cultural and creative sectors.

The trilogue negotiations on the EU copyright directive on 13.12. ended, expectedly, without any results on Art.13. Negotiations are postponed until the third week of January 2019.

Dreamstime, the world's largest stock photography community, today launched its new reverse image search, making it easier for users to find the perfect stock imagery that makes any design stand out from the crowd.

Image Source is restoring its status as the leading premium stock photo production agency in the world, with the company originally incorporated 20 years ago in 1998

Shahidul, social activist and photographer, had been thrown in jail in August 2018.

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On 14 November, European Parliament approved EU multi-annual financial framework 2021-2027 and proposes substantial increase to Creative Europe programme,. Now call Member States must share this level of ambition!

On 5 November 59 organisations published a joint call to boost the Europe Creative programme ahead of the budget vote at the European Parliament on the EU's future budget 2021-2027. CEPIC is amongst the signatories.

Use of protected content by information society services providing automated image referencing

Join the largest networking hub for picture agencies worldwide and the leading picture buyer event in France from 5th to 7th June 2019 in Paris.

The Board of FOCAL International formally announces today that Sue Malden has stepped down as Chair. Sue has made unique and pioneering contributions to the Association and is widely recognised as an authority on the audiovisual industry. Her experience and knowledge has been invaluable and has led to many successes during her time as FOCAL Chair.

The SmartFrame platform, available on a freemium plan, transforms how users present, track, control and monetise images.

Mark your agenda: the next CEPIC Congress will take place from 5th to 7th June 2019 and it will be in ...

On 26 September, Google launched an important change in showing images online : creator and credit of photos as filled in the IPTC fields will now be displayed next to the image in Google Images.

Specialist marine photo library, Image Quest Marine, is re-launching with the appointment of a new library team.

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 watered down. If the directive goes through, it will be the result of 10 years of work to solve the "Transfer of Value" in the digital eco-system. What is in the directive for picture agencies and for photographers?

Copytrack, one of the world's leading image rights enforcement services, and WENN Media Group (WMG), an international news content provider, announced today their future exclusive collaboration. Copytrack will provide WMG with the tracking and worldwide legal enforcement of copyright infringement.

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 following letter.

It is with much regret that we have read the sad news of the departure of Scott Braut of Adobe Stock.

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 the expectations in Europe?"

Bridgeman Images is proud and excited to announce the acquisition of the leading Parisian picture library, Leemage.

Transaction and Refinancing Expected to Enhance Getty Images’ Position as a Global Leader in the Visual Content Industry

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 photographer and photo agency client base.

Main Documents on meetings with Google since May 2017. Technical Committee.

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.

“SmartFrame has developed a revolutionary, patent-pending new image format for the internet that seeks to redefine and become the ubiquitous digital image standard.”

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 by Belgian TV, a global online news site, and others. Copytrack recovered fees for this misuse.

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?

Many ancient peoples had holy men, called Shamans, to help them understand and engage with both the ‘spirit world’ and the actual world.

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.

Bruce Stangle And Kevin McCurry To Counsel On Market Strategy And Corporate Initiatives

In the "Cordoba" case, the CJEU has confirmed that Internet users must ask for a photographer’s permission before publishing their images, even if the photos were already freely accessible elsewhere online.

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 search has updated their website.

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 abusive practices regarding its mobile operating system Android.

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?

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 rejection following four years of tireless work with EU institutions but will continue to work towards a balanced solution for a fair online marketplace for the creative sector and against online piracy.

ARDITO no longer a project, but a service! We are happy to announce that the “ARDITO: Upgrading the Internet” conference on 19 June was a success! Thanks to everyone who contributed and participated, and especially to our guest and keynote speaker MEP Henna Virkkunen.

CALL TO HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Getty Images will distribute over a century’s worth of definitive moments from dpa Picture-Alliance’s coverage of German politics, sports, entertainment and more

Getty Images, along with CEPIC and others in our industry, firmly supports the proposed new Copyright Directive because we believe that without compensation, creativity and commerce cannot thrive.

before getting wild with the retweet fearing the Internet is about die - let’s look how this new proposal could save photographers and other creators, and how all this scaremongering is misconceived.

Plans to update of EU copyright rules for today’s online world and ensure fair pay for artists and journalists were backed bv the Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday.

Meetings with Google on 31 May 2018 on the Google Image Search

This article summarizes the recent positive developments in Google Image Search.

CONFIDENTIAL - Meeting between the Board of CEPIC and Google in May 2018.

Associations of commercial broadcasters across Europe (ACT, ABBRO, AKTV, ARCA, and the commercial broadcasters associated in CRTV) express their concerns regarding the Council negotiation mandate and the legal uncertainty that will result from it.

Only a few weeks are left before the European Parliament votes on the "Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market". More than 29,000 creators from all over Europe have signed the petition already, calling on their elected officials to do the right thing.

This October will mark the 15th year of our Annual garment District Arts Festival, and to celebrate, we're calling for submissions to create a high altitude gallery, right here in midtown Manhattan.

On May 15th 2018, the Open Internet Project held a conference “In the aftermath of the Google Search (Comparison Shopping) decision: Fair and equal treatment of digital businesses” in Brussels, with the participation of MEPs Dr. Andreas Schwab, EPP Coordinator in the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee and Mr. Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Liberal ECON coordinator, member of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.

Belga and Isopix both have a strong local and international photo production that is supplemented daily with hundreds of new images from various sectors such as Belgian current affairs, sports, people, portraits, stock photography and images from numerous niche sectors.

On the 15th of May CEPIC took part in the Open Internet Project (OIP) conference on the seminar “In the aftermath of the Google Search decision: fair and equal treatment for digital business”

Estelle Blaschke, together with her colleagues, and the Armin Linke Studio team, are seeking to attend the CEPIC Congress in aid of documenting this important and devoting turning point in a historical moment of new possibilities and technologies of distribution of photography and visual content.

As part of its annual Congress on 31.05.2018, CEPIC is partnering with Google and IPTC to host two sessions, both of which are open to the public, focusing on how visual authors can leverage Google Images.

As of tomorrow, 25 May, new data protection rules will apply across the EU.

Bridgeman is proud and excited to announce the acquisition of Lebrecht Photo Library, the world’s largest image bank for classical music and related arts, with a collection of over 400,000 specialist images.

Open Letter: Latest Bulgarian Presidency proposal on copyright leaves authors and rights holders worse-off.

In this post, you will find the main documents for the Annual General Meeting 2018.

A new study by IMATAG reveals some staggering facts and will grab the attention of anyone who publishes photographs on the web.

Following the Council Conclusions of 31 May 2016 on the role of Europeana for the digital access, visibility and use of European cultural heritage, the European Commission launched an independent evaluation of Europeana.

Following the launch of their new web that simplifies their business in three primary business areas, Press, Creative and Economic imagery, what has always been a creative stock photography agency, now appoints Yolanda Sandoval for their office in Madrid to handle the business development of a crucial business area that they have recently branched into.

Press and news images, creative photographs and a mountain of other visual content that goes from cheap to very cheap, defined as Microstock, although if we want to go lower on pricing, we can also find masses of free pictures from unknown, if not desperate authors, produced to generate internet traffic.