Six months after the last version of an Orphan Works bill died in a Congressional committee, a new Orphan Works bill is being drafted for consideration in the 2008 legislative session.
Fortunately, a coalition of associations representing the interests of the image licensing community has come together due to our collective concern on this issue. The goal of our "Imagery Alliance" is to present a coordinated response.
On March 13, Imagery Alliance member ASMP had an opportunity to speak up. ASMP's General Counsel, Victor Perlman, was invited to give testimony at a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, and to testify on behalf of creators.
Read ASMP's report
Information on the March 13 hearing including a video webcast and transcripts of witnesses is at the House Committee on the Judiciary website.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
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This whole deal is a subterfuge led by internet purveyors to get free access to billions of internet works.
The issue is internet users copy works without carrying forward acknowledgements and works are therefore ophaned at a magnitude that is unimaginable. BVecause we cannot police this theft is no reason to legitimize it. Creator beware is no substitute for User beware. Work creators have had to defend themselves against sites like POLYVORE in order to protect their rights. This is a tragic move to legitimize this theft.
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