Institutional Links :
French Ministry of Culture and Communications
Copyright, Code of intellectual and artistic property.
Légifrance
The main aspects of the French law : the Constitution, the consolidated codes and textes, the government publication about laws and official announcements (ie the French Journal Officiel)and legal precedents.
AGESSA
Association for the management of author's social security. It manages the social security system of authors
who create literary, dramatic, musical, audiovisual or photographic works.
Professional Associations :
CEPIC
Coordination of European Picture Agencies Press and Stock.
BAPLA
British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies.
FNAPPI
National Association of Photo and Information Press Agencies.
SAPHIR
Association of Photographic Press Agencies regarding Information and Feature.
SNE
French Publishers Association.
SPMI
News Magazines and Information Association.
UPC
Photographers/Creators Association.
USPA
Audiovisual Production Trade Union.
Addoc
Directors of documentary films Association.
UPCP
Postcard Professional Association (12 rue des Pyramides, 75001 Paris).
upcp@wanadoo.fr
Société de gestion de droits :
ADAGP
French collective rights management society in the field of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, multimedia...)
SAIF
Collective of visual arts and photostill authors.
Other links :
Actuphoto
Website of the latest photographic news.
ADBS
Association composed of 5000 professionals of the information's management. Employment, career, trainings, directories...
ANI
National Iconographers Association.
La Documentation française
The Documentation française publishes Photodoc, the most complete guide about photography. It counts and presents the actions of more than 2 500 organizations classified in 75 activities : institutions, festivals, galleries, trainings, assistance, prize and competition, magazines, publishers, associations, photographers, agencies, picture librairies, etc.
PLUS Coalition
The Picture Licensing Universal System. Non-profitable Association of the different international actors. Its aim is to define standards in order to harmonize the assignement of photographic rights licences.
IPTC
International Press Telecommunications Council (photographic agencies, newspaper publishers, software company). This grouping develops technical norms that make data exchange easier between the different users and information distributors.
Jeu de Paume
Jeu de Paume is a key reference for promoting photography and images by taking an open and transversal approach in terms of chronology, from the 19th century to the 21st century.
Photographie.com
Webzine that deals with the latest photographic news.
Maison Européenne de la Photographie
Rencontres internationales de la Photographie
VISA pour l'image
International Festival of Photojournalism.