Orphan Works Act of 2008   by ernestine

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Artists Need to be Pro-Active!

The government is trying to pass legislation that requires all artists to register their creations for a fee. If they are not registered, they would become "Orphaned Works" meaning that they have NO copyright and become public domain - so potentially anyone can sell or distribute the images without the creating artist receiving any monetary remuneration. This effects all of us.

What's Being Done 

Illustrators, Photographers, and Designers . . .

. . .have opposed specific aspects of the proposed "Orphaned Works" recommendations, siting that ANY attempt to permit use without consent defeats the protection granted under copy-wright law.

Important information Sites 

What every artist, writer & designer needs to know

How the Orphan Works bill and how it affects every artist and photographer in the world.
Orphan Works: It's HERE!
The 2008 Orphan Works Act has been released to Congress
Download the Senate version of the bill,
"The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008"

Download the House version of the bill.
"The_Orphan_Works_Act_of_2008"
ASMP
Some of the important provisions of the 2008 Orphan Works legislation.

VOTE "NO!" NOW!

to the Orphan Works Act.

What YOU can do! 

What's being done and How to get involved

Sites and threads about what's being done and how you can Help
Illustrators Partnership Legislative Action Center
Take Action: Don't Let Congress Orphan Your Work. This site makes it easy for you to communicate with your members of Congress. Feel free to use the templates provided.
Photo Advocates Divided Over Orphan Works
As the orphan works copyright legislation advances through Congress, it has exposed a split among photo associations. With their ranks divided, professional photographers have lost whatever lobbying power they might have had as a unified force.
RedBubble Forums
General Discussions » An article every artist and photographer needs to read - Orphan Works Bill
Illustrators Partnership Non U.S. Visual Artists
A form letter to urge you to contact your government and urge intervention. Please help spread the word by forwarding this information to every artist that you know. Thank you.
How The Orphan Works Bills Affects Visual Artists
Stock photography blog

Orphaned Works Blogs 

Giving up ownership to public domain

To gather support in opposition to the proposed "Orphaned Works" bill.
ICON5- Address on Orphan Works
The creators of Intellectual Property, in our case, art, illustration, photography ?for our purposes Visual Arts, have been working under the assumption that their work is protected by USCopyright law from the moment of its creation. ...
The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act: How New Copyright Legislation ...
My understanding is that if this passed, design would fall under the jurisdiction of Orphan Works as well. From what I can tell, no one has addressed the ramifications of that. Should Orphan Works become law, it does offer one advantage ...
Orphan Works - FRENCH GROUPS COMEOUT AGAINST S.2913/HR.5889
artists. One Million People Against Bill on Orphelines Works!! Sincérement The petitioners " -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ For info on all Hello, a US law known as "ORPHAN WORKS BILL", ...
Orphan Works - DESTROYS THE COPYRIGHT VALIDITY OF ALL ARTISTS
This act (HR 5889, The Orphan Works Act of 2008) if passed would render, according to those in the arts, all copyrights impotent. So, the result is if one is a writer, composer, novelist, journalist, painter, illustrator, logo designer, ...
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Keep up the good work~

Posted May 13, 2008
ernestine

Please leave a message about how you feel about this issue and what you are doing. http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/ Write your congress representative! The more traffic this lens gets the more people will be informed.

Posted May 09, 2008
ernestine

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Posted April 23, 2008

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Ernestine Is an illustrator focusing on greeting cards. She lives in a cottage in the woods of a small town on the coast of Maine. Ernestine's artwork can be found o...  more
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