PLUS Registry Releases Beta Site
The first version of the PLUS (Picture Licensing Universal System) Registry is now online and undergoing beta testing. The site provides free PLUS membership and free registration of people and businesses.
Aimed mostly at nonprofit groups, the PLUS Registry will provide instant identification of image creators, image rights holders, images and...
PLUS Coalition Develops Global Image Registry
PLUS (Picture Licensing Universal System), an image rights management group, received funding this summer to develop its PLUS Registry.
An online resource, the registry will include features such as unique identifiers for image rights; holders and protections; secure and diverse metadata tools; and a centralized hub for licensing and registration.
Released in 2010, Adobe’s Creative Suite 5 and Lightroom 3 include numerous PLUS metadata fields.
PLUS Coalition Expands Board of Directors with New Appointments
The Picture Licensing Universal System (PLUS) Coalition, an international nonprofit standards organization, has made a significant expansion to its board of directors for 2008. PLUS directors are noted industry professionals, participating on behalf of leading nonprofit associations and designated to represent industries with which they have...
PLUS Publishes Photo Glossary
The Picture Licensing Universal System (PLUS) Coalition has published the Universal Picture Licensing Glossary, a free resource providing industry-standard definitions for more than 1,300 terms used in transactions involving photography and illustration. The glossary is the first component of PLUS, industry standards created and approved by a worldwide coalition of art buyers, photographers, illustrators, publishers, graphic designers...