Pixels Wants to Put Image Licensing Back in the Hands of Photographers: When Getty Images decided to offer some 35 million images for free noncommercial use last month, the move wasn’t exactly popular with photographers. In part, it was perceived by many as an admission of defeat for the company after it realized it couldn’t possibly police the millions who violate image copyrights. But it was also just another in a long series of kicks to the groin for photographers and how they’re compensated for their work. In the past few years, the profit photographers keep from images sold by major image licensing corporations has dwindled to a pathetic 20%.
