December Newsbreak
Happy Holidays!
Wishing you the very best for 2025!!
As 2024 draws to a close, we at the Digital Media Licensing Association extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our members, partners, and supporters. Your dedication and contributions have been instrumental in advancing our mission to connect, educate, and advocate for the media licensing industry. Together, we’ve achieved remarkable milestones this year, and we look forward to building on this momentum in 2025. Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a successful, inspiring year ahead! Thank you for being a part of the DMLA community.
IDMLC: We want your input!
We’re thrilled to kick off planning for the 2025 IDMLC and want your input to help make it even better! If you attended this year’s event on the Intrepid, or If you are a DMLA member and haven’t already done so, please take a moment to complete the 2024 survey HERE. Please do so even if you did not attend.
Your feedback is invaluable. We would also love to hear your suggestions for next year’s event, including location suggestions. And, if you would like to be on the committee or be considered for a panel, please reach out to marketing@dmla.org.
Let’s work together to make 2025 unforgettable and the best yet!
ImageRights and PIXMOLE Announce Strategic Partnership Following IDMLC
ImageRights and PIXMOLE, two innovative leaders in digital media rights management, are excited to announce a new partnership, sparked during the International Digital Media Licensing Conference (IDMLC) hosted by the Digital Media Licensing Association. This collaboration highlights the value of bringing industry stakeholders together, fostering connections that drive innovation and mutual growth. By uniting their expertise, ImageRights and PIXMOLE aim to deliver enhanced solutions for media professionals navigating the complexities of rights protection and licensing in the digital age. This partnership underscores the importance of industry events like IDMLC in cultivating strategic alliances that shape the future of the media licensing ecosystem.
Say It With Pictures
Image galleries are up for the 2024 IDMLC!
Go HERE to see image galleries for each event - The opening party, Day 1 education, Day 2 education, Chelsea Piers and the Dine-arounds.
Go HERE to see short videos including some amazing drone footage shot by Mark Milstein.
Members have full access to the conference videos, which are in the members area of the DMLA website. Go to dmla.org and log in to the members area by clicking the login button on the lower right. If you have not created an account, reach out to admin@dmla.org.
Below are a few images that may be found in the gallery.
Finally, one final thank you to our conference sponsors for their wonderful support! Shutterstock, ImageRights, Google, Orange Logic, CNN Collection, Wirestock, CDAS, Adobe, iSPY Visuals.
Copyright Agent and Visual Rights Group merging
Copyright Agent and Visual Rights Group Announce Merger to Create a Global Leader in Copyright Protection, Content Management, and Data Insights
Copenhagen/Brussels, December 2024
Copyright Agent and Visual Rights Group (VRG), two leaders in the field of copyright protection, content management, and data insights, are merging to form a unified group poised to lead globally in this space. This strategic merger doubles the workforce and expands the combined company’s geographic footprint with oJices in Denmark, Belgium, the UK, and the USA.
The merger marks a major milestone, creating the largest player in the Nordics and Benelux regions and establishing a global presence. We will continue to operate under the names Copyright Agent and Visual Rights Group until the merger is finalized. When referring to the group as a whole, we will use the name Copyright Agent/VRG while we work toward establishing a unified brand identity.
Read full Press Release HERE
2025 Dues & Membership Update
Members on a annual plan are currently being invoiced for 2025 dues. This includes most members who joined prior to 2024. If you are on a monthly payment plan, you will continue to be charged monthly. All Members must now be on the new membership system. Callie Pines has been reaching out to those companies who have not yet created their online accounts to assist with the transition.
Dues for General Members and Non-profit Members are determined by revenues. Therefore, if your organization is a General or Non-profit Member and your revenues have significantly changed in the past year, please notify membership@dmla.org.
More information may be found HERE for General Members,
and HERE for Non-profit members.
Finally, if you are considering DMLA membership, please reach out to membership@dmla.org.
PLEASE NOTE: The DMLA office will be closed between December 23 and January 3. See you next year!