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Apple recently updated MacBook Pro with faster performance and new pro features, making it the most advanced Mac notebook ever. The new MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar feature 8th-generation Intel Core processors, with 6-core on the 15-inch model for up to 70 percent faster performance and quad-core on the 13-inch model for up to two times faster performance — ideal for manipulating large data sets, performing complex simulations, creating multi-track audio projects or doing advanced…
 As has been previously communicated, the U.S. Copyright Office is proposing an increase in fees for copyright registration applications and other Copyright Office services. In response, the Copyright Alliance (CA) has created a brief survey to better understand how this increase would impact the copyright community. The Copyright Alliance will compile the data from survey responses and use it in comments to be submitted to the Copyright Office in opposition to the increase…
Image © Photo Brigade/Adorama View the video of ASMP Executive Director, Tom Kennedy, and other visual leaders from the NPPA, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and VII Photo Agency at this special Photojournalism Roundtable on the topic of process, leadership and opportunities to keep professional photojournalists and the work they do relevant and valued! Panelists include Akili Ramsess, Thomas Kennedy, Beth Flynn, Lucy Gilmore, and Ed Kashi. For more information about Photo…
Pixsy has returned as an ASMP Benefit Partner with updated suite of tools and services. At Pixsy, the mission is to empower photographers around the world to be in control of how, where and when their work is used. Pixsy provides a suite of tools and services to find, manage and resolve cases of unauthorized use, including an automated takedown service. Pixsy also ensures easy, low-risk access to legal support and compensation. ASMP members will…
Editor’s note: While ASMP continues to advocate for copyright reform directives that protect the intellectual property of members in the US, we want our members to be apprised of actions related to copyright directives taking place in international forums. Cross-posted from bbc.com [by Rory Cella-Jones] Did European politicians succumb to pressure from Silicon Valley and its powerful lobbying machine when they voted down a measure which would have rewarded publishers and artists? This week’s Tech…
This week’s Questions with a Pro features Kaveh Sardari. Kaveh is a Washington, D.C. based photographer who captures much of the breaking news that revolves around Washington and the world. He has worked his way to photographing some of the most fascinating people in the world, but still finds time to work on more personal projects like his recent short video series. He has also given back to ASMP by previously serving as a chapter co-president. Here,…
