S. 2913

Yesterday, many of us received a letter from our Senator, one of the most prominent lawmakers in the country, expressing his support for strong intellectual property rights protections as a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The webcast of the Orphan Works Roundtable is now available here: https://vimeo.com/channels/artistsrights     “A Seminal Event”    [...]

A Reminder: You are invited to attendTHE ORPHAN WORKS ROUNDTABLECONDUCTED BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION How Will the Orphan Works Bill Economically Impact Small Entities?Friday, August 8, [...]

You are cordially invited to attendTHE ORPHAN WORKS ROUNDTABLE AND WEBCASTCONDUCTED BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION How Will the Orphan Works Bill Economically Impact Small Entities? August [...]

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 [...]