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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 [...]

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: [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]