Eugene Mopsik

Eugene Mopsik has a long and distinguished record as an advocate for photographers and other visual artists and served as the Executive Director of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) from 2003 to 2014. He is a passionate supporter of artists’ rights, earning him a high level of respect from artists’ organizations, publishers, industry partners, lawmakers and government agencies in the US and globally. Mopsik has participated in US Patent and Trademark Office hearings on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Information Economy and delivered papers on Copyright and Collective Licensing at the Columbia University Kernochan Center. He has presented testimony to the House Committee on the Judiciary regarding the Role of Copyright, and participated in a symposium at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology on the Future of Copyright.

Currently, Mopsik advises American Photographic Artists (APA) on advocacy issues, serves as CEO and board member of ASCRL (American Society for Collective Rights Licensing), serves as Treasurer of The Fabric Workshop and Museum, and serves on the Copyright Alliance board.  He also serves as vice-chair and founding board member of the PLUS Coalition (Picture Licensing Universal System). Prior to his position at ASMP, his career was as a successful Philadelphia corporate/industrial photographer having graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

IMAGE CREDITS: Cliff Hausner