PicScout is introducing no-fee fingerprinting and metadata registry participation in ImageIRC™ for use with ImageExchange™. ImageExchange automatically and directly connects a user from the point of image discovery to the licensor of that image. PicScout offers a special introductory promotion for stock agencies and individual photographers to use ImageExchange when they join ImageIRC during the month of June.

PicScout has also created an agency-and-photographer-friendly pay-per-click model that includes direct links within the ImageExchange results box that provide one-click connections to license. Participating agencies will receive an allotment of free clicks each month – followed by a tiered pricing structure for additional clicks based upon the image’s licensing status: rights managed, royalty free and microstock images.

As part of the introductory pricing program, PicScout will provide an additional $1,000 or $500 in credits for those who contract by June 15 and June 30, respectively.

“PicScout aims at industry-wide adoption to credit every image on the Internet. We have made entry level image credit participation free to everyone and are confident that soon most images will have recognized credit and licensing connection through ImageIRC,” said Offir Gutelzon, PicScout CEO. “The pay-per-click model is used by leading stock agencies to drive leads through keyword-based advertising. PicScout has created an industry-customized, more affordable pay-per-click model that corresponds to specific images of interest to qualified image buyers. The modest investment sustains and even multiplies its value, since the image retains ownership recognition wherever it resides.”

ImageExchange users recognize images for sale because they see an “i” icon every time they encounter ImageIRC images. One click reveals the creator’s name and the license type, and another connects them to license and use images immediately.

Every registered ImageIRC image is always credited with the creator information wherever it appears. Also, leading image application sites are working with PicScout to embed image credit with every image at their sites or within the application platform.

Agencies, photographers, artists and image owners wanting to participate in ImageIRC for ImageExchange can register their images for credit and connection to license at www.picscout.com.

The ImageExchange tool, always free to install, is available at imageexchange.picscout.com/download.