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Senate Bill on Hold
We’ve just received word that the Senate bill has been put “on hold.” In fact, there appear to be multiple holds on it. Senators who “hold” hotlined bills do not [...]
Orphan Works Bill Hotlined
This means it could pass the Senate this afternoon.Please call your Senators immediately.Ask them to put a “hold” on the bill:S2913 THE SHAWN BENTLEY ORPHAN WORKS ACT OF 2008 Tell [...]
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More Groups Condemn Controversial Orphan Works Bills
The California Copyright Conference and the Association of Independent Music Publishers have announced a joint position paper condemning the Orphan Works bills. In a five page paper they [...]
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Posted Orphan Works Update July 15
The Orphan Works Mark-up for this week has been postponed. This gives us more time to email and fax members of the House Judiciary Committee. Write and ask them to support the amendments [...]
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Posted Orphan Works Markup
We’ve had word that the House Judiciary Committee may mark-up the Orphan Works Bill this week. This is the session where Committee Members will propose, accept and reject amendments to H.R. [...]
Letter for House Judiciary Committee Members
Dear Honorable ______________, As an artist and a small business owner, I’m writing to oppose H.R. 5889, the Orphan Works Act of 2008 as currently drafted. Please support the amendments submitted [...]
House Judiciary Committee Contact List
Democrats (D) Michigan, 14thHonorable John Conyers, Jr., Chairman 2426 Rayburn House Office Building,District of Columbia 20515-2214Phone: (202) 225-5126Fax: (202) 225-0072 (D) Florida, [...]
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H.R. 5889 Amendments
Introduction As rights holders, we can summarize our hopes for the Orphan Works Act simply: to see that it becomes a true orphan works bill, with no unnecessary spillover effect to damage the [...]
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Posted “The Orphan Works Act of 2008” is not an Orphan Works Bill
We can summarize our hopes of this bill quite simply: we’d like to work with Congress to see that this bill becomes a true orphan works bill, with no unnecessary spillover effect that would [...]