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by Honorable Howard L. Berman, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property The following quotes are from the statement of the Honorable Howard [...]

The Orphan Works bill contains a terrible new provision that gives an infringer exclusive rights to the entirety of an orphaned work if the infringer uses that work in a “derivative work.” A [...]

Review the Orphan Works Bill and try substituting “thief” or “theft” for “infringer” and “infringement “ and it’s clear what a stunning reversal of common sense this bill embodies toward the [...]

First the good news. It appears that the Orphan Works bill won’t let someone infringe your work just by saying he couldn’t find copyright information on the work itself. He’ll have to say he’s [...]

by Rep. Lamar Smith, et al 109TH CONGRESS2D SESSION H. R. ____To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for limitation of remediesin cases in which the copyright owner cannot be located, [...]

After nearly three months of closed-door negotiations, the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property has drafted an Orphan Works bill. It incorporates a number of [...]