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Statement from American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) Suitable for Op Ed pieces and as source material: RE: Omnicom Decision to Change Photographers’ Terms & Conditions Philadelphia, PA… The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) warns photographers that Omnicom Group, the world’s largest advertising agency holding company, has changed its terms and conditions in an effort to limit their agency liability and, in so doing, transfer that liability to independent photographers and producers. We encourage…

Contact: Eugene Mopsik, Executive Director ASMP American Society of Media Photographers Phone: 215 451 2767 Email: mopsik@asmp.org Philadelphia, PA… Victor S. Perlman, General Counsel and Managing Director of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), will be a panelist at the Columbia Law School Conference entitled The Google Books Settlement: What Will It Mean for the Long Term? Google, authors and publishers recently entered into a settlement agreement in The Authors Guild v Google Inc.,…

Contact: Eugene Mopsik, Executive Director American Society of Media Photographers Email: mopsik@asmp.org Phone: 215 451 2767 ASMP applauds the decision of Facebook to reverse its recent policy change concerning ownership of user information. We encourage other networking sites to review the ownership issues raised and how this may impact members and users. The important subject of copyright ownership of uploaded material has been underscored by the outcry from thousands who were galvanized by Facebook’s new…

Contact: Peter Dyson, Director of Communications ASMP American Society of Media Photographers Phone: 215 451 2767 Email: mopsik@asmp.org Philadelphia PA… Eugene H. Mopsik, Executive Director of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) has been elected to the 2009 Board of Directors of the Copyright Alliance, a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization dedicated to the value of copyright as an agent for creativity, jobs and growth. ASMP is the premier trade association for photographers who create…

Contact: Eugene Mopsik, Executive Director ASMP American Society of Media Photographers Phone: 215 451 2767 Email: mopsik@asmp.org Philadelphia PA… The Board of Directors of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) has announced a contribution of $85,000 to the Picture Licensing Universal System (PLUS) Coalition, a non-profit organization dedicated to simplifying and facilitating the communication and management of image rights. This contribution will fund PLUS’ ongoing, mission-critical work as the international standards body for the…