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By Illustrators Partnership of America
In Artists Rights, Copyright, Copyright Act, Copyright Infringement, Google, Government Accountability, Orphan Rights, Orphan Works, TRIPS
Posted September 30, 2008

Orphan Works: Connect the Dots

1. Web firms quietly win copyright victory in Congress SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) Sept 29 — As the media turned its attention last weekend to battles on Capitol Hill over the fate of the [...]

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By Illustrators Partnership of America
In Artists Rights, Berne Convention, Copyright, Copyright Act, Government Accountability, Orphan Rights, Orphan Works, TRIPS
Posted September 29, 2008

Orphan Works: Legislation by Misdirection

The architects of the Orphan Works Act have already placed testaments to the bill on their websites: Senator Leahy: http://leahy.senate.gov/issues/OrphanWorks.html Senator Hatch: [...]

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By Illustrators Partnership of America
In Artists Rights, Berne Convention, Government Accountability, H.R. 5889, Orphan Rights, Orphan Works, TRIPS
Posted September 28, 2008

Orphan Works: The Devil’s Own Day

Never Too Busy to Pass Special Interest Legislation As lawmakers struggled Friday to clean up the mess on Wall Street, sponsors of the Orphan Works Act passed more special interest legislation. [...]

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By Illustrators Partnership of America
In Berne Convention, Copyright Act, Dark Archive, H.R. 5889, S. 2913, TRIPS
Posted September 27, 2008

Orphan Works Opposition: Plan B

SEPT 27 Yesterday, in a cynical move, the sponsors of the Senate Orphan Works Act passed their controversial bill by a controversial practice known as hotlining. With lawmakers scrambling to [...]

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By Illustrators Partnership of America
In Uncategorized
Posted September 24, 2008

Orphan Works: Risking Our Nation’s Copyright Wealth

Is it wise to concentrate our nations’ copyright wealth in the hands of a few corporate databases? With the meltdown on Wall Street, this might be a good time to ask Congress that question. Here [...]

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By Illustrators Partnership of America
In Berne Convention, Copyright, Copyright Act, H.R. 5889, H.R. 5889 Amendments, Orphan Rights, Orphan Works, S. 2913, Small Business Administration, TRIPS
Posted September 15, 2008

The Orphan Works Act: Responses to the House Judiciary Committee

The following statements about the Orphan Works Act were sent from the House Judiciary Committee to a Congressman. The Congressman asked for responses from visual artists. The language in the [...]

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By Illustrators Partnership of America
In Artists Rights, Copyright, Dark Archive, H.R. 5889, Illustrators Partnership, Orphan Works, S. 2913
Posted September 14, 2008

Orphan Works: Why Bet Against Ourselves?

Several artists have asked me to respond to a recent letter they received from John Schmelzer, President of the Graphic Artists Guild. In it, he gave his reasons for GAG’s endorsement of the [...]

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By Illustrators Partnership of America
In Artists Rights Society, Berne Convention, H.R. 5889, Jane C. Ginsburg, OpenCongress, Orphan Works, S. 2913, Small Business Administration, Telerama, TRIPS
Posted September 10, 2008

Orphan Works Update September 10

With Congress back in session this week, Orphan Works rumors are back too.According to some sources, deals have been made to pass the bills quickly. According to others, the bills have stalled [...]

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