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H.R.5889: To provide a limitation on judicial remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works.

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June 16, 2008 Orphan Works and the Adoption Process

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

June 01, 2008 Orphan Works - A Unique Set of "Myths" and "Facts"

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 ...

May 23, 2008 Orphan Works and Creators — What's the Deal?

2913/HR 5889. The proposed bill allows for use of works for which the copyright holder can’t be found and limits liability for those users who perform and document “a qualifying search, in good faith, for the owner of the infringed ...

May 19, 2008 much ado about nothing ~ the orphan works bill

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 ...

May 07, 2008 Public Knowledge Commends Approval of Orphan Works Legislation

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 can’t be found by ...