A lot of people who don’t really understand how video files work look at it as if it’s just a larger text or image file. In reality, transferring, storing, sharing, downloading, and licensing video is so much more. For starters, the metadata is different. Also, different devices need different formats of the video: you may…

In our previous blog, we defined some of the basic terms of photo licensing. Part I explained the three different photo licensing options: rights managed, royalty free and flat fee. So check out that first post to learn some of the very basic terms associated with photo licensing and copyright laws. Copyright laws can often…

Oftentimes people avoid anything dealing with legal issues, and photo licensing is not a fun topic to think about. We’ll try to put it into simple terms and make this as painless as possible. Mainstream Data has been in the photo licensing business for nearly five years after we acquired Newscom, the largest multi-agency photo…

The Cannes Film Festival, the largest film festival in the world, ended on Sunday. The biggest show was Amour by Michael Hanneke’s which won the Palme d’Or, the top prize at the festival. Although there was quite the American influence, none of the American directors or actors were given prizes. Stars like Brad Pitt, Nicole…

At Mainstream Data, we work with a lot of different companies that are constantly creating and publishing content all over the world. We’ve seen every format of content imaginable over the last quarter-century, and we’ve been around to watch new formats change the content landscape like ebooks are doing today. You’ve probably had at least…