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SAA represents Artists Groups in Dialog with Getty Images PDF Print E-mail
Written by Stock Artists Alliance Press Release   
Friday, 28 September 2007
Getty Images Pledges Revisions to $49 “web res” License to Address Concerns

Just two weeks ago, Getty Images announced their $49 “web use” license product. In response, a growing coalition of artists’ groups led by Stock Artists Alliance (SAA) has called for Getty Images to remove all Rights Managed (and Rights Ready) imagery from the scheme. The coalition continues to grow, and today represents more than 50,000 artists from 17 trade associations.
In talks with Getty Images last week, SAA made clear that the announcement of a term reduction to three months was a positive move, but falls short of addressing the serious concerns that the group raised in its communication to Getty Images CEO Jonathan Klein. First among these is:
Last Updated ( Friday, 28 September 2007 )
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AOP Joins Coalition Calling on Getty Images to Remove RM Collections from $49 "Web Use" License PDF Print E-mail
Written by The Association of Photographers   
Sunday, 23 September 2007
London, 21 September 2007-- The Association of Photographers (AOP) have joined forces with an international coalition of photographic trade associations, led by the Stock Artists Alliance (SAA), to protest at Getty Images plan to launch a $49 web use (500 px wide, 72 dpi) across all licensing models (RM, RR, RF).
Last Updated ( Sunday, 23 September 2007 )
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Nikon Sponsors “America at Home” PDF Print E-mail
Written by Nikon Inc.   
Friday, 21 September 2007
Project to Capture Millions of Pictures That Define Life at Home In America

Nikon, in Association with FotoNation.net, Provides 100 COOLPIX S51c Wi-Fi Digital Cameras to Help Photographers Capture and Share their Pictures of “America At Home”

MELVILLE, NY (September 20, 2007) – Nikon today announced its sponsorship of America at Home – one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken to document and photograph the most important place in Americans’ lives: Home. Starting this week, 100 of the world’s preeminent photojournalists and millions of amateur photographers will fan out around the United States to capture pictures of their life at home. Nikon, in association with FotoNation.net, will provide 100 COOLPIX S51c Wi-Fi enabled digital cameras to photographers, allowing them to easily shoot and send their pictures wirelessly from wherever they may be.

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diverseimages™ Goes Live PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007

New Stock Photo Library Focuses on People of Color

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--diverseimages™, a new image library dedicated to representing people of color, launched this week. This resource comes at a time of increasing demand to represent the worlds diverse populations in various media. Yet, the supply of quality photos lags far behind the demand. The image archives, accessed at diverseimages.net , was developed to fill this void. "This limit in available quality photos isn’t just for African-Americans," explains Chi Modu, diverseimages  Founder & CEO, “but for Asians, Latinos, and others."

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Photographer Groups Call on Getty to Remove Rights Managed Collections from $49 "Web Use" License PDF Print E-mail
Written by Stock Artists Alliance   
Tuesday, 11 September 2007
September 10, 2007-- Heavy discounting of premium stock imagery risks future revenue potential from major digital uses, as budgets shift from print to online.

Last week, Getty Images announced a new $49 "web use" license for images from all of its collections, including its highest quality Rights Managed collections. With this move, Getty has effectively slashed the value of commercial web use licenses by up to 96% off their established rates for Rights Managed photography.
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