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AP’s Image Archive
World's largest collection of historical and contemporary photos
Available via website
http://www.apimages.com/
And via REST APIs
https://developer.ap.org/ap-content-api
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Customers Love our API
Deep integration with their DAM or CMS
But they want more information about rights and prices
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APAdded Rich, Customized Rights and Pricing
Integrated with other image metadata in API
W3C CG ODRL * IPTC RightsML
Available in XML or JSON
7. RightsML is Founded on ODRL
Open Digital Rights Language
W3C CG
http://www.w3.org/community/odrl/
News industry specific vocabulary
Plugs into ODRL framework
http://rightsml.org
http://dev.iptc.org/RightsML
Machine processable permissions,
restrictions & duties
Embedded within content
Stand alone policies
Designed for all media types
Designed for automatic evaluation
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8. JSON RightsML Example
This client can download this particular image for $20
It is only for editorial use
It has a human-readable policy which must be reviewed
9. Permissions,
Restrictions, Duties
Many constraint types
Geography
Time
Distribution channel
Review the policy
http://dev.iptc.org/RightsML-
Examples-Simple-Cases
Complex licenses
Combined constraints
http://dev.iptc.org/RightsML-
Implementation-Examples
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