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How would you like to be required to register all of your artistic work with a private body in order to avoid the risk of being designated "orphan" and open for use by anyone? The Orphan Works Act, introduced this year and intended to be fast-tracked through Congress, aims to have this happen.
This bill can make any and all creative work not registered with a Government-approved private body completely vulnerable to being taken and used in any way, by anyone, with the onus on the creator of copyrighted work to find the infringer, rather than being protected by default as it is now.
This bill is ominous and scary for creatives anywhere. And by summer it will be law unless it is stopped.
Read more
http://www.epuk.org/Opinion/848/uncle-sams-thieves-charter?p g=2
http://copyrightaction.com/forum/orphan-works-bills-introduc ed-in-usa
And ACT. CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR:
Visit
http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml
To quickly find the phone number, address, e-mail of every U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, Governor and State Legislator. PLEASE BE POLITE AND CONSTRUCTIVE. Threats only work against us artists. We need to make a professional impression to be taken seriously.
Make yourself be heard. Protect your creations. Every voice counts and so does your right to control your own creations. YOU NEED TO WRITE LETTERS NOW!
We only have a few days to make ourselves heard, as the Senate and House will only allow a short time for comments. Call them, send e- mails and fax letters.
If you don’t prove you care about your work, the Congressmen and Senators who WORK FOR US won’t care either. Show them you care!
This bill can make any and all creative work not registered with a Government-approved private body completely vulnerable to being taken and used in any way, by anyone, with the onus on the creator of copyrighted work to find the infringer, rather than being protected by default as it is now.
This bill is ominous and scary for creatives anywhere. And by summer it will be law unless it is stopped.
Read more
http://www.epuk.org/Opinion/848/uncle-sams-thieves-charter?p g=2
http://copyrightaction.com/forum/orphan-works-bills-introduc ed-in-usa
And ACT. CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR:
Visit
http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml
To quickly find the phone number, address, e-mail of every U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, Governor and State Legislator. PLEASE BE POLITE AND CONSTRUCTIVE. Threats only work against us artists. We need to make a professional impression to be taken seriously.
Make yourself be heard. Protect your creations. Every voice counts and so does your right to control your own creations. YOU NEED TO WRITE LETTERS NOW!
We only have a few days to make ourselves heard, as the Senate and House will only allow a short time for comments. Call them, send e- mails and fax letters.
If you don’t prove you care about your work, the Congressmen and Senators who WORK FOR US won’t care either. Show them you care!
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