Agency Trains Sights On ‘Photo Thieves’

Picture agency Splash is deploying facial-recognition technology in its bid to track down websites which use its products without paying.

The company says it can now accurately trace online usage of its many celebrity snaps and will use the new technology in legal cases against any bloggers who stand accused of stealing images.

Facial-recognition applications are growing in popularity, with Reuters recently launching an image archive search programme using Viewdle software. (See October 1 2007.)

Further details on the Splash story can be found at holdthefrontpage.co.uk.