October 2008 – Illustrators Partnership of America

By Illustrators Partnership of America

In Artists Rights, Berne Convention, Copyright, Copyright Act, Copyright Infringement, H.R. 5889, H.R. 5889 Amendments, Orphan Works

Posted October 10, 2008

Orphan Works: A Public Knowledge Postmortem

“Orphan works relief was vigorously opposed by visual artists… And while we have thought some of their concerns misguided, they did a fine job of organizing and getting their voices [...]

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By Illustrators Partnership of America

In Artists Rights, Berne Convention, Copyright Act, Google, Government Accountability, H.R. 5889, Orphan Works, TRIPS

Posted October 7, 2008

Orphan Works: The Big Internet Factor

On Thursday October 2, each member of the House of Representatives received the following letter: October 2, 2008 Dear [Member of Congress], As lawmakers struggled Friday to prop up private [...]

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By Illustrators Partnership of America

In Berne Convention, Copyright, Copyright Act, Copyright Infringement, Government Accountability, H.R. 5889, Illustrators Partnership, Orphan Works, S. 2913, Small Business Administration, TRIPS

Posted October 3, 2008

Orphan Works: “We Are Our Work”

These are excerpts from written statements submitted by the Illustrators’ Partnership to the Small Business Administration September 16. The SBA Roundtable is the only forum so far conducted by [...]

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By Illustrators Partnership of America

In Artists Rights, Berne Convention, Copyright, Copyright Act, Copyright Infringement, Google, Government Accountability, H.R. 5889, Orphan Rights, Orphan Works

Posted October 3, 2008

THE HOUSE ORPHAN WORKS BILL (H.R. 5889) IS MOVING IN THE HOUSE NOW

Phone, fax, email these congressman immediately: Delahunt phone (202) 225 3111 fax (202) 225-5658 phone: (617) 770-3700 fax: (617) 770-2984 Conyers phone: (202) 225-5126 fax: (202) 225-0072 [...]

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By Illustrators Partnership of America

In Artists Rights, Berne Convention, Government Accountability, Orphan Rights, Orphan Works, TRIPS

Posted October 1, 2008

The Orphan Works Bill: Not Dead Till It’s Dead

Wired Magazine has posted an article: “’Orphan Works’ Copyright Law Dies Quiet Death”http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/orphan-works-co.html Well, we can hope. But we’re dealing [...]

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