Open Congress : Highest Rated Blog Articles for H.R.5889 Orphan Works Act of 2008

Orphan Works and the Adoption Process

2008-06-16T18:43:03Z

The Orphan Works Act has had a hard-knock life, much to the surprise of its original proponents. After all, who wouldn't want an orphan to be adopted into a good home? The rhetoric and intent behind H.R.5889/S.2913, an am

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Orphan Works - A Unique Set of "Myths" and "Facts"

2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Here's the links: ( S.2913 and HR 5889). If they don't make sense, re-read them. Try to find loopholes that you yourself could exploit, and then realize that someone somewhere is going to monetize whatever loopholes you find - and quite ...

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Orphan Works and Creators â€” What's the Deal?

2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

2913/HR 5889. The proposed bill allows for use of works for which the copyright holder canâ€™t be found and limits liability for those users who perform and document â€œa qualifying search, in good faith, for the owner of the infringed ...

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much ado about nothing ~ the orphan works bill

2008-05-19T00:00:00Z

The bills that are on the floor now, HR 5889 (House) and S. 2913 (Senate), are almost the same as the original 2006 bill that went before the house, only with some tweaks. In March of this year, Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters ...

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Public Knowledge Commends Approval of Orphan Works Legislation

2008-05-07T00:00:00Z

Background: The House Intellectual Property Subcommittee today approved HR 5889, the Orphan Works Act of 2008. Orphan works are works, such as photographs, music or film, or other works for which the copyright holder canâ€™t be found by ...

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