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Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008

A bill to provide a limitation on judicial remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works.

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April 24, 2008

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May 06, 2008 Mind Your Business: Don't Lose the Rights to Your Artistic Creations

"The Orphan Works Act of 2008" (HR 5889) and the "Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008" (S.2913) were released to the House of Representatives and the ...

Source: Animation World Network, CA
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May 05, 2008 Artist Urges Creators to Fight Proposed Copyright Legislation

"The Orphan Works Act of 2008", (HR 5889) and the "Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008" (S.2913), were released to the House of Representatives and the ...

Source: PR Web (press release), WA
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April 30, 2008 Editorial: Orphan Works 2, Boogaloo Optional

On April 24th, new legislation was brought before the US House and Senate in the form of HR.5889 and S.2913, two nearly identical bills based in part on the ...

Source: Firefox News, AZ
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May 11, 2008 Big business to steal artwork, sponsored by our Congress

Bill # S.2913 These bills effectively release creative work, whose authors or originators cannot be found, to use by anyone, including major corporations. This will allow large corporations to take advantage of the limited understanding ...

Source: New England Film Movement Blog
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May 10, 2008 How Will the Orphan Works Bill Affect Ownership of Your Art and Written Work?

How Will the Orphan Works Bill Affect Ownership of Your Art and Written Work? QuiltingAndPatchwork.com If a proposed law, H.R ... of 2008, quilters, quilts, S.2913, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. House of Representatives, U

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May 10, 2008 NPPA Cannot Support Orphan Works Legislation

US Copyright Office Orphan Works page, including links to its report, HR 5889 (the Orphan Works Act of 2008), S. 2913 (the Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008), Congressional testimony. Editorial Photographers-UK blog post on US ...

Source: Steve Marsel Photo Blog
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