ImageSpan Raises $11 Million for Digital Content Licensing

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 17, 2008 - 7:50am.

Sausalito, Calif. - ImageSpan, a provider of enabling infrastructure for digital content licensing, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $11 million in its second round of financing, led by Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments.

Previous investors Greycroft Partners and Village Ventures, as well as the New York City Investment Fund, City Light Capital and Ackerley Partners also participated.

Founded in 2003, Sausalito, Calif.-based ImageSpan says its system was "built for the Web 2.0 world of mashups and projects with multiple copyright holders."

The service covers licensing for digital photos, illustrations and video content.

Customers include Sports Illustrated, Takkle, Visible World and Omnicom's Zimmerman Partners.

ImageSpan is also the exclusive provider of license registry services for the PLUS Coalition, a multi-nation and multi-industry standard for image licensing.

 

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