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Today, Copytrack announced a big deal with Wenn Media Group, a European media company. Copytrack specializes in copyright enforcement via reverse image searching, and monitors the "international online use of images." The company says its services allow publishers, photographers, news agencies and e-commerce providers to protect their intellectual property, and claims to have a 98% accuracy rating. Interestingly, Copytrack doesn't directly charge users for the service, instead collecting a portion of the fees from infringers.
A promo video for the...questionable service can be seen here.
WMG Chairman and acting CEO Lloyd Beiny said, “We are delighted to pledge our 30 year old photo archive, which encompasses over 10 million images, to COPYTRACK, whose record of ensuring copyright owners are compensated for infringements of their IP is most impressive and, in my opinion, the very best service in the business. As the online digital world matures, the number of infringement incidents has increased exponentially. Photo assets owners need to demonstrably take a stand to curb this unlawful practice and ensure photographers and their agents are properly remunerated from those whose intent is to devalue our copyrights.”
A promo video for the...questionable service can be seen here.
WMG Chairman and acting CEO Lloyd Beiny said, “We are delighted to pledge our 30 year old photo archive, which encompasses over 10 million images, to COPYTRACK, whose record of ensuring copyright owners are compensated for infringements of their IP is most impressive and, in my opinion, the very best service in the business. As the online digital world matures, the number of infringement incidents has increased exponentially. Photo assets owners need to demonstrably take a stand to curb this unlawful practice and ensure photographers and their agents are properly remunerated from those whose intent is to devalue our copyrights.”