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On 20 November, the Amsterdam District Court issued an interim judgment in the case between Pictoright and Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. Pictoright started… arrow-right

Some time ago, Pictoright expressed its disappointment with the proposal for the ‘Strengthening of Copyright Contracts Act’. For visual creators, this proposal would only minimally strengthen their… arrow-right

28-10-2024

Update Lawsuit Meta

Pictoright has asked the court to give a ruling in the case against Meta. This was done after the judges had given the parties two weeks during the… arrow-right

02-10-2024

Lawsuit Meta

On 19 September, the trial against Meta finally took place. In an unusually full courtroom, three judges spent no less than 3.5 hours considering our claims. The… arrow-right

Following a mailing from Meta (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram), we are getting a lot of questions from affiliates. Meta has announced that it has… arrow-right

30-5-2024

AI OPT OUT NOW

De Federatie Beeldrechten presents: Opt Out Now! A new initiative that puts control of one’s copyrighted work back in the hands of the author. Artificial intelligence (AI)… arrow-right

As of 31 March 2024, Dutch authors can benefit from the resale right in Australia! This means that when any of their works are resold in Australia,… arrow-right

Pictoright uses the option of making a rights reservation within the purposes of Article 15o Copyright Act and Article 4 DSM Directive. Pictoright believes that prior permission… arrow-right

Dutch copyright association Pictoright has summoned Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, for copyright infringement. The company is not fulfilling its legal obligations to visual… arrow-right

For some time Pictoright has been concerned with the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially where the risks of training generative AI on works of our affiliates are… arrow-right

Although the summer vacations are in full swing, Pictoright is not standing still. For example, we have again updated our FAQ with our latest insights on AI… arrow-right

Pictoright magazine number 29 is out now! In this issue we focus extensively on the developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence; we introduce you to a number… arrow-right

The additional distribution of the collective rights has been finalized. You will find the credit note and accompanying breakdown in your ‘mypictoright-acocunt’ or you will receive it… arrow-right

Following the Evaluation of the Copyright Contracts Act in 2020, a new proposal has been submitted to the Council of State: the Strengthening of Copyright Contracts… arrow-right

The European Parliament in Brussels recently passed the so-called ‘AI Act’ – a law that will regulate (the development of) Artificial Intelligence. This act includes new clauses that… arrow-right

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Pop Art artist Andy Warhol infringed on copyright protection rules when he created a series of silkscreens based on… arrow-right

Within European legislative bodies, a lot of hard work is being done on regulations that are going to apply to artificial intelligence: the so-called “AI Act”. Last… arrow-right

  On Monday, March 20, Diederik van Leeuwen was appointed president of Pictoright. He succeeds Bart Drenth, who resigned the chairmanship after becoming director of art and… arrow-right

  Next quarter the post-repartition will take place. If relevant to you, this will include the collective fees not previously paid to you over the years 2017… arrow-right

Together with the BBK, BNO, BOK, DuPho, Kunstenbond, NVJ/NVF and Platform BK, Pictoright has founded the Federatie Beeldrechten. From today you can visit the website! Image creators… arrow-right

Visual artist Peim van der Sloot (Utrecht, 1986) has been affiliated with Pictoright for his individual rights since 2020. In this video he talks about his work and… arrow-right

Pictoright has taken note of the ruling in the case of Dijkstra v. Dutch News, which has understandably caused some unrest among photographers. For details of this… arrow-right

  /app/assets/Logo-animatie-v3-19201080.mp4   It is Pictoright’s pleasure to invite you to attend the launch event of the Image Rights Federation on Thursday, February 16, at Pakhuis de… arrow-right

Pictoright has recently been receiving regular messages from creators concerned about developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI). For example, makers are sounding the alarm that their work is… arrow-right

Was your work used in French books, newspapers, magazines or television programs in 2022? Then fill out the forms you can find here: https://pictoright.nl/downloads/downloads-voor-makers/ and send… arrow-right

The December collective rights distribution has been completed. Go to the MyPictoright portal to view your credit note and the specification. Collective rights distribution 2021 In… arrow-right

12-1-2023

HAPPY NEW YEAR

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Pictoright magazine #28 was recently published, and the affiliates who live in the Netherlands have already been able to find it on the mat. In this issue,… arrow-right

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Positive interim ruling: Meta must pay visual creators from June 2021

On 20 November, the Amsterdam District Court issued an interim judgment in the case between Pictoright and Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. Pictoright started this case because it believes visual creators should receive remuneration for the use of their work on Meta’s platforms. As a platform, Meta is required to do so under European and national law, according to Pictoright.

The court confirmed the latter in its interim judgment. Meta is a platform that must make best efforts to obtain a licence from Pictoright. According to the court, this also means that Meta must pay an appropriate fee to the creators represented by Pictoright from the beginning of the implementation of this law, June 2021.

It is yet to be established how this remuneration should be determined. The court confirmed that Pictoright in any case did not necessarily have to go along with the method of ‘data discovery’ developed by Meta for this purpose. In the eyes of the judges, Pictoright had well-founded doubts about the reliability of this method. The court found that Meta must be transparent and that the approach must be appropriate and verifiable by Pictoright. Therefore, Meta must now answer a number of additional questions. After that, one or more experts will look into this, with the aim of enabling the parties to continue discussions with each other. In this way, a fair licence agreement may yet be reached. Should that still not succeed, the court can still make a decision at the end of this process.

Pictoright is positive about the court’s verdict. Although the court did not agree with Pictoright on all matters, it is a good development that the judges have ruled that Meta is bound by the statutory regime, that Meta must pay retroactively for the entire period during which the law was applicable to it, and that the judges have seen that Meta cannot simply impose its views on the method of licensing. The demanded transparency about and verifiability of Meta’s methods is an important milestone. Pictoright therefore looks forward to continuing to work with Meta and the appointed experts on a future-proof solution based on this judgement.

read the interim ruling here: : https://deeplink.rechtspraak.nl/uitspraak?id=ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2024:6885