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By Illustrators Partnership of America

In Copyright, Copyright Act, Copyright Office Orphan Works Study, Glushko-Samuelson Copyright Clearance Initiative, Google, H.R. 5889, Illustrators Partnership, Orphan Works

Posted December 4, 2008

Orphan Works: A Lame Duck Countdown, Part III

215 Letters Nearly 300 million people live in the US. How many of them does it take to make an “orphan works problem”? Apparently 215 (give or take a few). That’s the only conclusion we can draw [...]

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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 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, 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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