On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Carcharothcarcharothwp@googlemail.com wrote:
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Picture Archive Council of America:
"PACA, the Picture Archive Council of America, is the trade organization in North America that represents the vital interests of stock archives of every size, from individual photographers to large corporations, who license images for commercial reproduction. Founded in 1951, its membership includes over 100 companies in North America and over 50 international members."
Hmm. Either there is another trade organisation in the USA, or the industry is far more consolidated than in Europe (1053 members of the European equivalent body). 100 sounds a bit low, unless there are some giants in there like Corbis. But still, it would be interesting to see how many museums and other "heritage" organisations are in that lot.
Carcharoth