Loyal readers know that I’m following the Orphan Works Act that’s currently making its way through Congress. I still haven’t made up my mind whether or not to support the bill, but I’m glad to see that some more reasoned voices are joining the debate.
I was particularly excited to read Lawrence Lessig’s thoughts in [...]
I’ve been tracking the controversial Orphan Works Act of 2008. Today I received a “bill alert” from the Alliance of NY State Arts Organizations that includes some great analysis, which I think comes from Americans for the Arts:
H.R. 5889, the “Orphan Works Act of 2008″ introduced by Representative Howard Berman (D-CA) in [...]
It’s been a while since a bill in Congress has sparked as much panicked hand-wringing in the arts community as the Orphan Works Act of 2008 (pdf).
The Illustrators’ Partnership of America calls it “cultural theft on an unprecedented scale.”
Tom Richmond says it is “a license to steal.”
Mark Simon really goes over the top:
You May Lose [...]
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