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Founded in 2001, the '''Stock Artists Alliance''' was an international trade association of [[photographers]] who produce images for [[stock photography]]. The mission of SAA was to support and protect the business interests of professional stock photographers with regard to the worldwide distribution of their [[intellectual property]].<ref name="SAA">{{Cite web |date=2011-07-16 |title=Mission - Stock Artists Alliance |url=http://www.stockartistsalliance.org/info/about/mission |access-date=2024-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716115607/http://www.stockartistsalliance.org/info/about/mission |archive-date=2011-07-16 }}</ref>
As an advocate for its members, SAA encouraged the use of fair contracts and ethical behavior at all levels of the industry. SAA monitored the stock photography industry and served as an ombudsman for its members' interests in dealing with picture agencies and other distribution channels.<ref name="SAA"/> SAA's first major negotiation was with [[Getty Images]] to improve the photographers' contract.
==Affiliation==
In 2008, SAA joined over 60 other art licensing businesses (including the [[Artists Rights Society]], the [[Association of American Editorial Cartoonists]], [[Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators]], Illustrator's Partnership of America and the Advertising Photographers of America, among others) in opposing both [http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/issues/bills/?billid=11320236 The Orphan Works Act of 2008] and [http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/issues/bills/?billid=11322171 The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008].<ref name="ipa2">[http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/01_topics/article.php?searchterm=00273 Orphan Works Legislative Action Center: Groups Opposed to the Orphan Works Act] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930014130/http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/01_topics/article.php?searchterm=00273 |date=2008-09-30 }}</ref> Known collectively as "[https://web.archive.org/web/20080930014130/http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/01_topics/article.php?searchterm=00273 Artists United Against the U.S. Orphan Works Acts]," the diverse organizations joined forces to oppose the bills, which the groups believe "permits, and even encourages, wide-scale infringements while depriving creators of protections currently available under the Copyright Act."<ref name="ipa2"/>
In October 2009 SAA formally became a member of the [[Alliance of Visual Artists]] an umbrella organization representing six photographic associations and some 45,000 professional photographers (direct and affiliated members) worldwide, led by [[Professional Photographers of America]]
The organization ceased operations in April 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2011/03/stock-photographers-advocacy-group-saa-shutting-down.html|title = Stock Photographers' Advocacy Group SAA Shutting Down|date = 22 March 2011}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Midtown Y Photography Gallery]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716115607/http://www.stockartistsalliance.org/ Official Website (archived)]
*[https://alexphotovideo.com/ Wedding Photography]
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[[Category:American photography organizations]]
[[Category:Art and design-related professional associations]]
[[Category:Arts organizations established in 2001]]
[[Category:Arts organizations disestablished in 2011]]
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