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PACA honors Jane Kinne, photographers’ rights pioneer
The Picture Archive Council of America (PACA) has named its Copyright Education Program in honor of Jane Kinne who dedicated her entire professional career – over 50 years – to the stock photo industry. By this gesture, PACA honors her memory in recognition of particular devotion she gave to the cause of photographers’ rights.
Few corners of the photography business went untouched by Mrs. Kinne, in one way or another. She served as an expert witness in countless cases related to copyright issues, image-reproduction rights, and media law. She helped organize PACA at its inception, almost 40 years ago, and shared her energy with various other industry trade organizations from the American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP) to the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) and received lifetime achievement awards from all three.
“Everyone thinks of her as the matriarch of the stock photo industry,” intellectual property attorney Nancy Wolff said. “It seems the history of the whole industry is part of her.” Wolff points to a meeting with Kinne more than 20 years ago as the spark to her own career. It seems only fitting then that the program now bearing Kinne’s name proudly offers a key presentation by Wolff on image copyright law. In fact, one of the key components of PACA’s educational program is to distribute Wolff’s presentation to colleges, universities and art schools.
Some of Kinne’s accomplishments include:
Director of Photo and Film at the National Audubon Society
Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP) the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) and the Picture Archive Council of America (PACA)
Worked on the Committee for Fair Use and the new Technologies for the US Copyright Office from 1995 to 1998
Served as agent and advisor for nearly 2,000 photographers
Vice-President of Comstock, Inc.
President of Photo Researchers, Inc.
Click here to access and download the free Jane Kinne Copyright Education Program on PACA’s web-site.
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