Photokina 2012: Canon takes to the cloud with Project 1709
Canon has announced the launch of the public beta of its Project 1709, a cloud service that will allow users to store, share and organise their images from any device, anywhere in the world
Author: Olivier Laurent
At a press conference in Cologne, Germany, Canon has announced Project 1709 – "the first of its kind network" – which can be accessed "regardless of the software you use", says Rainer Fuehres of Canon Europe.
Project 1709, a provisional name for Canon's cloud service, would allow anyone to store all their images online. "[We want] to bring all your images together in one place," says Fuehres. As a result, users could store an entire lifetime of images, which would then be available no matter the system used – computer, tablet, smartphone, or even a Canon camera.
The cloud service would integrate with social networks such as Facebook and Google+, with users able to access all comments made on these networks directly from the Project 1709 software.
The image management platform would also support EXIF data.
Project 1709 is open to beta testers from today, with a public launch planned in early 2013.
Visit www.project1709.com for more details and to register for the beta programme.
Comments
Was very interested in this service until I read the Ts & Cs of use. If I'm not mistaken, any images that are uploaded can be used, for free, by Canon and their friends for any purpose. I am understanding this correctly? Here's the specific section on "Your Content"...
When you upload or submit any content to our Services, you grant Canon (and those we work with) a non-exclusive, worldwide right and licence to freely use, host, store, reproduce, publish, modify, create derivative works (for example, versions of your content created to ensure your content works better with our Services) and edit your content solely for the purposes of providing you with the Services. The rights that you grant in this licence shall be free of charge, perpetual and capable of sub-licence. We may exercise all rights in the content in all jurisdictions to the full extent for the full period for which any such rights exist. This licence may continue even when you stop using our Services but may be revoked when you delete content or your account unless such content has been shared with others who have not deleted it.
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