ImageSpan signs up more groups for its photo-licensing technology
It’s not easy to get people to pay for things like photos that are easily stolen on the internet. But ImageSpan just might have some success with a new system that allows it to collect royalties on behalf of artists and photographers.
The Sausalito, Calif.-based company is announcing today that it has signed deals to offer its services at a discount to photography groups with more than 35,000 professionals.
The company has teamed with the National Press… Continue Reading
Bertelsmann invests in ImageSpan’s technology for automating royalty payments
ImageSpan hopes to make a mint by counting up the pennies that artists and media companies are owed every time someone downloads a song or plays a video over the internet.
One of the nightmares of the digital age is how to track what an artist is owed by all of the people who use that artist’s work online. Currently, that problem of tracking usage and royalties is solved using an army of attorneys. It often… Continue Reading
ImageSpan, a registry for digital images, raises undisclosed amount
ImageSpan, a Sausalito, Calif., company that lets people license photos and other images from the people who produce them, has raised an undisclosed first round of funding from investors.
The round was led by Alan Patricof and his new venture fund, Greycroft Partners, along with Ron Conway’s Angel Investors LP and Village Ventures, the company said.
The company said it wants to move into other media areas, such as music, digital video and film.
There are several companies… Continue Reading