ANIMAL COPYRIGHTS

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TitleANIMAL COPYRIGHTS
BrandWWF/LATINSTOCK
Product/ServiceANIMAL COPYRIGHTS (THE FIRST IMAGE BANK FOR WWF)
Category B03. Use of Other Digital Platforms
Entrant Company CHEIL SPAIN Madrid, SPAIN
Advertising Agency CHEIL SPAIN Madrid, SPAIN
Credits
Name Company Position
Breno Cotta Cheil Spain Executive Creative Director
Isaac Maroto Cheil Spain Copywriter
José Venditti Cheil Spain Art Director
Cristina Alonso Del Río Cheil Spain Copywriter
Diego Rodríguez Fraile Cheil Spain Art Director
Roberto Torres Cheil Spain Executive Producer
Julio Arenas Garcia-puente Jabuba Films Producer/Director And Post-produce
Alberto Peláez Valtuille Jabuba Films Producer/Director And Post-produce
Rubén Cuñarro González Jabuba Films Producer/Director And Post-produce
Jordi Civit Beat Music Executive Producer

Brief Explanation

In 2014, photographer David Slater sued Wikimedia Commons, claiming authorship of a “selfie” taken by a monkey with his camera. A U.S. court recognized the lack of authorship of the image, ruling that it belonged to neither the photographer nor the monkey and the controversy fell into a legal vaccuum. For that reason WWF and LatinStock came together to create the first collection of images taken entirely by animals and whose proceeds will go to protecting endangered species. Two organizations, experts in their respective sectors, propose a whole new way to connect with nature by creating Animal Copyrights.

Results and Effectiveness

As a result of the campaign, LatinStock’s website experienced a 300% increase in traffic, receiving a media attention and generating awareness of animal rights. The proceeds from the photo collection continue to grow, taking into account that the campaign is still in progress. Since the launch of the campaign, the number of WWF members has increased by 10%.

Creative Execution

The collection was launched on LatinStock’s website at the end of March and a few days later we sent an email to their users, as well as to WWF members, inviting them to take part in the Animal Copyrights initiative. The next phase was implemented on Instagram, where we created a dedicated account and posted previews of the photos that would be available for sale and explained their origins. We also launched a series of promotional videos on YouTube in order to generate interest and gain even more new clients.

Insights, Strategy and the Idea

The communications professionals that use image Banks on a regular basis, as well as users who are concerned with protecting the environment, found themselves as the target audience for Animal Copyrights. Animal Copyrights was as important to WWF as it was to LatinStock, as a way of discovering new target audiences as opposed to their habitual public.