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PhotoRESEARCHER Newsletter for February Week Four #449D |
KEY WORDS: | Professional Photographers of America |
Obscure Photo |
Researchers |
Copyright Ownership |
Studio Owner |
Orphan Works |
Wireless Access |
RadioShack |
Cellphone | NEWSWORDS: | Y Not ? | Searching Quicker | Danita Delimont Stock Agency | How’d He Do That? | Less Staff More Services Output | Digital Railroad | Relax | The Results Are In | Native View | Digital Legalities Are Different | What’s A Picture Worth? | What Goes Around | Kwik Look | Kwik Growth |
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PPA Offers Orphan Solution.
Advance Notes: Photo researchers, art directors, graphic artists and the general public often face the challenge of locating the copyright owner of a particular photograph or photographic collection.
The PPofA ( Professional Photographers of America ), along with a few other photographic associations, have proposed a (free) website called “PhotographerRegistry.com,” to provide a central resource to help in searches for copyright owners of specific photographs.
The idea is to successfully attack an almost insurmountable problem in the stock photography industry: that of locating the owner of an obscure photo , so that arrangements can be made (legally) for publication of the photo. *
The website is supported by many photography organizations. To name a few: ASMP; APA; CPI; PMA; PPA; SAA; SEP; SPS.
CAN IT WORK?
Keeping on the right side of photography copyright law has long been a sore spot for everyone involved, whether they be photographers, researchers, clients, or the retailers who are asked to reproduce professional images. PhotographerRegistry.com proposes to make copyrights easier to verify, by allowing photographers to create a contact listing that the public can search, and by this means find specific photographers and contact them, to verify copyright ownership. The service will be free.
The PPofA proposes that a person need only remember one of the following to search the registry: the photographer’s first or last name, studio name, city, state, or Web address. Since the registered photographers would provide both current and previous contact information, consumers and retailers are expected to be able to find them even with outdated information. Participation in the registry is voluntary. It will be up to the photographer/ studio owner or his or her heirs to create an account and maintain the contact information.
A PROBLEM
The idea of such a registry on the internet in the past has always turned out to be a haven for bots that scrape up information for other databases that sell or rent mailing lists. Just how this can be prevented will need to be answered for photographers and copyright owners who wish to participate in the registry. Perhaps the PPofA will figure out a way to overcome this hurdle. If so, such a registry would be an answer to the perplexing problem of seeking out and gaining publication permission for the photo researcher’s nightmare: finding the perfect photo – but not finding who owns it.
* For more information on “ Orphan Works ” (photos without copyright info): http://www.copyright.gov/orphan/
For more information about PPofA:
Professional Photographers of America (PPA)
229 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2200
Atlanta, GA 30303-1608
404 522-8600
fax: 404 614-6406
email: info@ppa.com
www.ppa.com
Rohn Engh is director of PhotoSource International and publisher of PhotoStockNotes. Pine Lake Farm, 1910 35 th Road, Osceola, WI 54020 USA. E-mail: info@photosource.com . Fax: 1 715 248 7394. Web site: www.photosource.com .
Derek Fell |
On-Line Reminders
Here's a website where you can get pretty current info about wireless access at US and some non-US airports: http://www.travelpost.com/airport‑wireless‑internet.aspx. Most majors charge a fee for wireless access. Some smaller ones offer it for free. Of the 20 major US airports offering wireless access, only McCarran International (Las Vegas), Sky Harbor (Phoenix), Philadelphia International, and Orlando (FL) International offer it for free. Wireless access is likely available in most of the major airlines' airport clubs, and sometimes free (this info also available on the above website). Recycle Some stuff we recently ran across: www.secondrotation.com will offer cash for your outdated (but not too outdated) electronics. RadioShack will donate $1 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for each cellphone recycled. hpshopping.com accepts all brands of PCs, handhelds, and other stuff in return for a discount coupon at their shopping site. Also, you can check locally as many thrift shops accept working used electronics. Bill Hopkins is the Webmaster of PhotoSourceFolio* (www.photosourcefolio.com) and a regular contributor to PhotoStockNotes. Send comments via e-mail to wh@photosourcefolio.com. Fax: 1 818 831-0916. For on-line questions, contact Bill on the Kracker Barrel at www.photosource.com/board. *Display 6 of your own images for photobuyers to view, on your page on the PhotoSource website.
Jean-Philippe Soule
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PhotoResearcher's Newsletter Note: If the URL is long, it may extend to two lines. In that case - clicking on it won't work. Instead, "copy and paste" the URL. Y NOT ? Will Microsoft buy Yahoo!? Microsoft says that its offer is "full and fair," but did not say what it planned to do next. Analysts expect Microsoft to sweeten its bid, possibly to $35 a share, to clinch a deal. http://news.yahoo.com/fc/Business/Microsoft_Yahoo SEARCHING QUICKER . The Danita Delimont Stock Agency is now supplying images to xcavator.net TM , a stock photography search portal powered by a new keyword search technology. "This technology can help browsers quickly find exactly what they need in a fraction of the amount of time it takes using traditional keyword methods," Delimont said. "When potential buyers come to us via xcavator.net, they've already dramatically narrowed their search and are very close to a buying decision. This is extremely valuable to our business.” http://www.xcavator.net/ HOW’D HE DO THAT? Photographer, Joe McNally shows images from his new book, The Moment It Clicks, and talks about how he achieved the perfect shot. press@peachpit.com < http://www.peachpit.com/podcasts/episode.aspx?e=64e9449e-d5dd-43a6-bebe-08b4eb819cc9 LESS STAFF MORE SERVICES OUTPUT . Digital Railroad says, “In 2008 we will significantly increase our focus on serving the needs of our buyers through aggressive development around Marketplace, Research NetworkT, and new buyer services. http://blog.digitalrailroad.net/cmz/2008/02/company_update.html RELAX. Mapplethorpe's pictures not obscene: Japanese court. Japan's top court ruled on Tuesday that pictures by late US photographer Robert Mapplethorpe are not obscene, putting an end to years of legal fighting. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/wl_asia_afp/japancourt THE RESULTS ARE IN. After 4-year overhaul, Kodak seeks a foothold in digital photography The boom in digital photography triggered a series of aftershocks at Eastman Kodak Co. as one after another of its aged factories was dynamited. http://reporternews.com/news/2008/feb/17/after-4-year-overhaul-kodak-seeks-a-foothold-in/ NATIVE VIEW Prendergast Library To Feature Photography From Area Native in a show called ‘‘Sky, Water and Architecture’’. http://www.post-journal.com/Sports/articles.asp?articleID=24993 DIGITAL LEGALITIES ARE DIFFERENT . Legal And Business Practices For Digital Photography; On Guidelines, Licensing, And More From ASMP's Judy Herrmann - The legalities associated with digital capture are quite different from film and need to be addressed in the everyday business of digital photo shoots. http://shutterbug.com/columns/business_trends/0208business/ WHAT’S A PICTURE WORTH? Is $7 The Magic Number For Microstock? - That's the average price of an individual SnapVillage image so far, according to Adam Brotman, senior vice president of SnapVillage. Since most customers buy several images at once, the average transaction is between $15 and $20, he says. http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp? WHAT GOES AROUND. Digital Forensics: An Interview with Dr. Hany Farid - While the digital technology to manipulate photographs is relatively new, the types of photographic fakes being created have not changed much throughout history. http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0802/digital-forensics-an-interview-with-dr-hany-farid.html KWIK LOOK. Five Ways to Build a Relationship with a Small Agency - How do you catch the eye of an agency art director with an attention span of 3.5 seconds and no time to look at your work? http://rising.blackstar.com/five-ways-to-get-the-attention-of-a-small-agency.html KWIK GROWTH . imagebroker.net says it has doubled its growth of its image bank in only ten months . http://www.stockphotographer.info/content/view/655/92/
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Can’t find that ZIP Code? If you shop on the internet for your U.S. stamps, mailers, etc., here’s a site that may be helpful. You can download My Desktop Post Office atwww.usps.com/smartbusiness . It’s an online shortcut that lets you pick and choose the U.S. Postal Services you use most at usps.com, and access them instantly. Create Direct Mail, find a ZIP Code, buy stamps, and more. ######################## MBI PUBLISHING COMPANY (400 First Avenue North, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55401) former contact and e-mail: Mary LaBarre, Photo Research, mlabarre@mbipublishing.com; current contact and e-mail: Meghan McGiven, Publishing Assistant, mmcgivern@mbipublishing.com. DOG FANCY / FANCY PUBLICATIONS INC (PO Box 6050, Mission Viejo, CA 92690) former contact: Kim Thorton, Editor; current contact and e-mail: Annie Shirreffs, Associate Editor, ashirreffs@bowtieinc.com. FLY ROD & REEL: THE MAGAZINE OF AMERICAN FLY-FISHING (Dept PM PO Box 370, Camden, ME 04843) former contact and e-mail: Paul Guernsey, Editor-in-Chief, pguernsey@flyrodreel.com; current contact and e-mail: Joe Healy, Editor-in-Chief, healy@flyrodreel.com. CAREERS & COLLEGES MAGAZINE , former contact and address: Leah Bossio, Art Director, 989 6 th Avenue of the Americans 6 th Flr, New York, NY 10018; current contact, e-mail and address: Matt Summer, VP, msummer@alloyeducation.com, 2 Lan Drive Suite 100, Westford, MA 01886. WILLOW CREEK PRESS (9931 Hwy 70 West PO Box 147, Minocqua, WI 54548) former contact and e-mail: Andrea Donner, Art Director, andread@willowcreekpress.com; current contact and e-mail: Joy Rasmussen, Art Director, joyr@willowcreekpress.com. HUMAN KINETICS (1607 North Market Street, Champaign, IL 61820) former contact: Dan Wendt, Trade Art/Photo Manager; current contact and e-mail: Neil Bernstein, Photographer, NeilB@hkusa.com. TIDE MARK PRESS (PO Box 20, 176 Broad Street, Windsor, CT 06095) former contact and e-mail: Heather Carreiro, Acquisitions Editor, heather@tide-mark.com; current contact and e-mail: Carol Powers, Acquisitions Editor, carol@tide-mark.com. IMAGE RESOURCES , contact person, Carol Parden, Photo Researcher. Former address and e-mail: 140 South Dearborn Ste 1450, Chicago, IL 60603, photo@fsclient.com; current address and e-mail: 70 East Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60601, pardenc@sbcglobal.net. KAVANAGH MEDIA REASEARCH (1698 snow Eagle Court, Loma, CO 81524) contact person, Marybeth Kavanagh, Researcher. Former e-mail: mbkavanagh@wildblue.net; current e-mail: mbkavanagh@gmail.com.
Beryl Goldberg TRAVELERS ABROAD Photobuyers: Watch this column. For the e-mail address, phone or fax number of the traveling photographer, call the PhotoSource International office and ask for Rohn Engh (1 800 624-0266). For an expansion of this list: www.photosource.com and press the Travelers Abroad button, to learn of past international destinations of our photographers. Pamela York Kim Walekr Betty Sederquist ###################### |
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