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Orphan Works Act of 2008

To provide a limitation on judicial remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works.

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This bill would limit the amount of damages a copyright holder could collect from an infringer of an orphan work if the infringer performed a diligent search for the copyright holder before using their work. The goal of the legislation is to free up for reuse copyrighted works whose holders cannot be found. It would also set up a process for the Copyright Office to certify commercially-produced visual registries to help people locate the holder of a copyright and prevent the orphaning of works in the future.
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4/24/2008--Introduced.
Orphan Works Act of 2008 - Limits the remedies in a civil action brought for infringement of copyright in an orphan work if the infringer proves that:
(1) the infringer performed and documented a reasonably diligent search in good faith to locate the... more

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September 29, 2008 Senate passes Orphan Works bill (S2913), House expected to follow

The following organizations oppose HR 5889, The Orphan Works Act of 2008 and S. 2913, The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 because each bill permits, ...

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September 24, 2008 Does the Orphan Works Bill Mean Copyright Chaos?

On the fast track for a vote in both houses of Congress, H.R. 5889 (The Orphan Works Act of 2008) and S. 2913 (The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008) would open the door to “wide-scale infringements” of creators’ copyrights, according to a statement on the IPA’s website.

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July 22, 2008 Pending Federal Law Threatens All Copyright Owners says the ...

The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 (S. 2913) "Orphan Works Act of 2008" (HR 5889) allows anyone to use a copyrighted work without first obtaining ...

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