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Corbis Corp. (http://www.corbis.com), the privately held digital image archive company founded in 1989 by Microsoft magnate Bill Gates, has acquired rights to several of the world's largest image library. The first, purchased in October 1995, is the Bettmann Archive, a library of more than 16 million film and digital images, from the Kraus Organization Ltd. Bettmann will continue to operate its existing business in New York City, with the current management staff and Herbert Gstalder as director. The Corbis...