DMLA Newsbreak 3/15/2021
Education
Industry trend spotters to open 2021 webinar series
What lies ahead? Join DMLA President Leslie Hughes (iSpyTech.io) and Education and Program Chair Tom Smith (Gado Images) at 1 pm EDT Friday, March 26, for the first of the 2021 DMLA Info+ Webinar Series. The two will share trends shaping the digital media industry for both images and footage. Info+ webinars will be held approximately once a month and cover a broad range of topics, including drone usage, fast-changing legal issues, synthetic content, provenance verification and much more. The entire season line up will be posted on DMLA's website soon. Registration will take place through Eventbrite.
Keep current with legal changes
DMLA Legal Committee Chair Paul Reinitz shared an insightful update on European laws affecting licensors and creators at the recent 25th Annual Digital Media Licensing Conference. View the Video here and follow DMLA on YouTube.
Advocacy
DMLA connects with the new Register of Copyrights
As part of its mission to promote our member companies and advocate on shared interests, representatives of DMLA met last week with Shira Perlmutter, the new Register of Copyrights and Director of the United States Copyright Office. It was a great conversation.
Community
DMLA welcomes CLStv and Steg.ai
CLStv is where black voices rise... and all voices are heard. It is the latest venture of Creative Lounge Studios, an independent, black-owned media company based in Atlanta, GA. Its mission is to showcase and produce diverse web-based content that promotes and uplifts our culture.
Steg.ai has innovated a solution that allows creators to secure content, detect provenance authenticity, intention and copyright violations using artificial intelligence. The start-up company already has won critical acclaim and awards for its authenticity solution. Steg.ai.
In Memoriam
Peter Howe (1942-2020)
Remembering a beloved photographer, editor, author, DMLA member and stalwart lover of dogs who passed in late 2020. Read more