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Getty Images featuring 2006 FIFA World Cup photography
Getty Images has launched a World Cup gallery to help publishers who have gone football (soccer) crazy. The gallery allows publishers looking for images to browse through World Cup images including, live action shots, images of the venues, and even general RF content related to the events. Earlier this year, the International Football Federation (FIFA) had attempted to impose restrictions on news agencies reporting on the games, prohibiting the release or publication of any press-photos until at least one hour after the end of each match and limiting how many photos may be published through on-line media. The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) which represented the interests of several press agencies including Getty Images, Agence France Press, Associated Press, and Reuters, objected to the limits and a mediator was appointed to resolve the dispute. After several negotiations FIFA agreed not to impose the restrictions on the timing of image distribution or the number of images from each match.
Click here to visit the Getty Images World Cup image gallery.
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