We would be happy to let you know that membership in the Swiss Association of Image Agencies and Archives SAB now includes free legal advice per year for every active member. Legal advice is provided by a qualified specialist and relates to the specific areas of law with which SAB members typically come into contact. It mainly includes copyright and contract law. The SAB covers the costs of a half-hour initial consultation. Our board member Wilfried Haferland from alpineSTOCK, as a lawyer familiar with the specialty of intellectual property law, is responsible for the new service.

With this offer, SAB membership offers an important additional service for active members. Who is part of it today are listed here .

According to the statutes, any natural or legal person who operates a picture agency or a picture archive in Switzerland or in the Principality of Liechtenstein can become an active member. Active members can also be those who work full-time to provide image or agency-related services such as E.g. the operation of a hosting platform or an RSI service (reverse search engine) for images or who is full-time stock photography. Two years of active business activity are required for admission.
The annual fee of the SAB is currently CHF 300. and is to be paid upon entry.

Registration forms can be obtained from the  office

SAB Swiss Association of
Picture Agencies and Photo ARchives
P.O.Box 15
5303 Würenlingen
Tel 056 281 20 88
info@sab-photo.ch
www.sab-photo.ch

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