CORPORATE THEFT - THE ORPHAN WORKS BILL

http://digg.com/business_finan... Digg and go to the main website linked below if you want to help fight this bill. http://capwiz.com/illustrators... link to full interview here: http://www.sellyourtvconceptno... Works Or, How You May Lose All the Rights to Every Piece of Art You Have Ever Created!On April 5th, 2008, I interviewed Brad Holland of the Illustrator's Partnership about the Orphan Works bill and how it affects every artist and photographer in the world. YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO THIS because you are about to lose your copyright protection. Every one of you needs to stand up and be heard in order to protect what we have all created.Please forward this information to every creative person and group you know. I give permission for this audio file to be copied and transferred and replayed so that everyone may learn about what is going on. CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD the MP3 of this interview. E-mail it to others or put it on your iPod. IT'S HERE!The 2008 Orphan Works Act has been released to CongressClick HERE to download the Senate version of the bill, S 2913 The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008Click HERE to download the House version of the bill.The_Orphan_Works_Act_of_2 08.pdfOrphan Update E-mail ListsBrad HollandIllustrator's Partnershipwww.IllustratorsPar nership.orgillustratorspartnership@cnymail.com to get on the Orphan Works e-mail list

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: April 25, 2008 at 9:03 pm
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Tags: 1976 act bill copyright corporate legal legislation orphan Orphaned protection theft works

Video Comments

yellowwizard (September 7, 2008 at 10:21 am)

this bill is complete bull shit! i am an artist and a magician and people have bought some of my creations before and if this bill passes they can just take my creations for them selves?! i really hope this bill doesnt pass it shouldnt they need to think of the little guy. but thanks Mr.Black for informing us on this.

tholianwebhd (September 7, 2008 at 7:51 am)

wow having to pay to have your works actually be officially yours. that's like having a baby and having to pay to receive your baby.

ShadowFoxSF (September 6, 2008 at 5:23 pm)

Granted I wasn't able to truly find a mention of paying to have works protected (other than what costs are incurred for attorneys for a suit etc. when you /find/ the infringer) except perhaps the cost of searching for the infringer.I did learn it was something originally intended for museums/libraries & the like.If /that/ is the case, then why not put in writing that it had that limitation? why leave it so open??

ShadowFoxSF (September 6, 2008 at 5:20 pm)

I've looked through what I can find on the subject...It sounds like since 'reasonable diligence' in looking for the original copyright holder is not clearly defined.Wanting reprints from a photographer might mean looking for them in the phone book, not finding them and just making the prints yourself.It also sounds as if the MAKER of the work would have to do all the real work to actually find an infringer in order to gain compensation (which might not be much at all. Where's the incentive?)

Zaiger420 (September 6, 2008 at 5:09 pm)

Actually this would be a liberal move.Republican = Smaller government.Obama = government intervention in everything.You should get a grasp of how our political system works before believing "CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE" with no explanation to back it up.

Zaiger420 (September 6, 2008 at 5:06 pm)

I am all over the interbutt. And who might this be?

ElemntalHeroSparkman (September 6, 2008 at 2:35 pm)

*hell

ElemntalHeroSparkman (September 6, 2008 at 2:34 pm)

those cockknockers!, all the want is money. The already know they're going to gell XD

PwningSheep (September 6, 2008 at 12:34 pm)

I think that idea was made from drunken monkeys jumping on sticks out of windows O_oThis thing will never be approved, if it does, I think 80% of the internet will become just plain test with no images or anything else.

MiniatureAmanda (September 6, 2008 at 9:40 am)

Yes, well, I agree, but what the hell are you doing off dA?