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Orphan Works Act of 2008

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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.
Important!

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 ยป 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.
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How to figure out if a work is in the public domain, and also to point you to sites where you can find wonderful public domain books, photos, music, and more (which you can use however you like).
COPYRIGHTS Is it stealing
. . . when you want to use an image?
Copywright info
Why do I need to copyright my work?

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  • d-artist Oct 2, 2010 @ 9:36 am | delete
    Wonder what ever happened with this...will lensroll to my "Copyright" lens
  • dc64 Jul 19, 2008 @ 10:41 pm | delete
    I didn't know about this...now I do and the idea is disturbing. I just had to sign your petition.
    5 stars well deserved.
  • LeslieBrenner May 18, 2008 @ 12:02 pm | delete
    This is the first I've heard of this, thanks for the information. 5 stars.
  • cherangelry May 17, 2008 @ 12:12 pm | delete
    Thank you for providing information here on this very serious topic. I just joined the Facebook group about it and invited all of my friends to bring awareness to the masses, which is the first step towards taking a real stand. Also, I added the application, My Box, which allows for html formating on your profile page and included a quick blurb with links to both an article explaining the issue in depth and the petition. If each creator does his or her part, we can get a lot done with just a little bit of effort!
  • rms May 13, 2008 @ 12:34 pm | delete
    Keep up the good work~
  • ernestine May 9, 2008 @ 2:24 am | delete
    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.
  • ernestine Apr 23, 2008 @ 5:17 pm | delete
    This is important information.
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