US webcasters will face sharp rises in royalty fees that could be "fatal" to the nascent industry, a coalition of web broadcasters has claimed.
Note: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6562823.stm
A suite of photo-authentication tools under development by Adobe Systems could make it possible to match a digital photo to the camera that shot it, and to detect some improper manipulation of images, Wired News has learned.
Note: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72883-0.html?tw=wn_index_1
Trusting photos Posted by: elgie on Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 04:24 PM
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As with any conflict, photographers are at the heart of the propaganda war - with both sides attempting to use the power of the camera to their own ends.
Yesterday’s announcement by Reuters that it has withdrawn all the pictures taken by Adnan Hajj (one of its stringers in Lebanon), following his use of Photoshop to manipulate two images, has meant all of us need to understand the processes by which these pictures are obtained and used.
Note: --Steve Herrmann 8 Aug 06, 09:59 AM
(Steve Herrmann is editor of the BBC News website)
