# Corbis announces $1 million image donation programme

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/06/09/corbis-announces-1-million-image-donation-programme/
- Published: 2003-06-09T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Corbis is to waive up to $1 million in licensing fees for charities and non-profit
organisations using images from the Bettmann Archive.
Corbis say this is the largest
initiative of its kind in the image licensing industry. It forms part of the company’s
year-long celebration of Otto Bettmann’s 100th birthday. Bettmann founded the archive
in 1935 following his departure to the United States from Nazi Germany. The archive

is one of the world’s largest and oldest collections of photographs, containing 
11.5 million images. Corbis purchased the archive in 1995. Photos in the archive
range from iconic images of human history to depictions of everyday life.

European based participants will also be able to select from the Hulton Deutsch 
photo-library.

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“It’s always our business to help clients tell stories with impact that goes

beyond words. This year it’s our privilege to help charities and non-profits

tell their own powerful stories with images from the Bettmann Archive and Hulton
Deutsch collection,” said Steve Davis, Corbis chief executive officer.

Corbis is also reaching out to its own clients in this effort, encouraging

advertising agencies, design houses and publishers to draw on the image donation
programme for their own charitable work.

Information about eligibility and guidelines is available from the Corbis Web site.

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