Image Registries, Copyright, Licensing and Tracking: This field is exploding with new players and new offerings from existing companies.

Copyright Registry is new offering Site Protector for photographers and illustrators. This new service enables automated registration of images on a web page in the name of the image creator.

ImageRights offers a new web crawling service which seeks unauthorized online image usages.

PicScout Image IRC™ uses fingerprinting technology to index images and maintain a metadata registry. And their new Image Exchange service is now in beta testing.

The PLUS Coalition remains the gold standard for transparent communication and management of image licensing rights.

The low-tech Orphan Search service coordinated by PACA seeks to find unidentified copyright owners of images. Email your This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it !

TinEye, developed by Idée, is an interesting 'reverse' search engine which uses image identification technology.

If we've omitted other emerging or key online image-service players, please let us know.