![]() ![]() It described the agreement as “a significant milestone” but noted that “other battles remain.” Getty Images said it had “fought for a fair and respectful marketplace for content creators around the world,” adding, “We believe our approach to work closely with Google will best protect copyright and the livelihoods of photographers, and other artists who rely on licensing to earn a living and fund the creation of new works.” The photo agency’s 2016 complaint claimed that Google “scraped” image content from other publishers, offering it in search results for free - a practice that it said in its own particular case resulted in a loss of revenue for the company and its photographers. “We will license our market-leading content to Google, working closely with them to improve attribution of our contributors’ work and thereby growing the ecosystem.” “This agreement between Getty Images and Google sets the stage for a very productive, collaborative relationship between our companies,” Getty Images CEO Dawn Airey said in a statement. ![]() The pair have also agreed to a multiyear licensing partnership that will allow Google to use Getty Images content across its various products and services, though few details were offered regarding the terms of the deal. Getty Images, one of the most prominent photo agencies in the world, said the changes would benefit “all image owners globally.” Licensing partnership Getty said that the web giant has agreed to implement changes to Google Images, “including making the copyright disclaimer more prominent and removing the ‘view image’ button.” The button takes web users to the best-quality image available, enabling a quick and easy download. “Google has worked closely with us to address many issues raised by Getty Images around Google Images,” the email said. In an email sent to its photographers and seen by PetaPixel, Getty said its concerns about Google’s use of images has now been recognized by the Mountain View, California-based company. Google Photos now lets you search for text in your images Google partnerships aim to help parents with their kids’ online safety Facebook, Instagram can soon actively search for - and block - stolen images
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