THE ORPHAN WORKS BILL IS BACK.................the sun.....................................
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FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARTNERSHIP
Take Action: Don’t Let Congress Orphan Your Work
THE ORPHAN WORKS BILL IS BACK.
And this time the wheels have been greased for quick passage.
Yesterday a revived Orphan Works Bill sailed through a House panel. Today the Senate bill will be marked up. These bills will expose any work of art to commercial infringement. This will include everything from professional paintings to personal photos placed on the net.
The bills will coerce you to register your work with for-profit registries as a condition of protecting your copyrights. Any unregistered pictures will be subject to Orphan Works infringement. This is a radical departure from international copyright law and normal business practice.
If you wish to oppose this legislation, you must act now. We’ve set up an online site for anyone to e-mail their Senators and Representatives with one click. This site is open to professional artists, photographers and any member of the image-making public.
We’ve provided sample letters from individuals representing different sectors of the visual arts. Illustrators, photographers, fine artists, reps, licensing firms, designers:
If you’re opposed to the Orphan Works act, this site is yours to use.
For international artists and our colleagues overseas, we’ve provided a special link, with a sample letter and instructions as to whom to write.
2 minutes is all it takes to write Congress and fight for your copyrights. Go here:
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Pick a sample letter or write your own. Type in your zip code. Your letter will be automatically addressed to your congressman and senators. Click and send.
For more information about the Orphan Works Act of 2008:
IPA Statement to House Subcommittee March 20, 2008:
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IPA Senate Mark-up Comments April 30, 2008:
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Geneva/ May 7, 2008 Orphan Works Bill Catches Global Attention/ Intellectual Property Watch: [link]
MP3 Interview: [link]
YouTube: [link]
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A Fight For Life
I've watched my mother fight breast cancer since September of 2003. I made her my number one priority, even above my schooling. Six months of watching her get sick from the cure, we recieved good news that she was in remission. We rejoiced and praised. A couple years have gone by, and now we're back, fighting this same sickness, only this time the cancer has moved to her lungs. Six weeks of treatment so far, looks like its heading to 6 months now, but its harder on me this time around than before. My mother is fine, relaxed, and content with the way things are for now. I look at her with so much pride and respect. She is my hero for the way she fights to beat this thing. I cry because I fear the future, but she tells me that the future is a lie, and we can only live in the present. She's a wise woman, and I would be proud to be a mother like her.
This is my tribute to my hero, my mother.UPDATE~ My mother has started her third round of chemo, she is still well, but the chemo can make some days hard... it has been harder since my dear Uncle passed of his cancer. Thank you all for your prayers and wishes.
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