Rights to your own work threatened by The Orphan Works Act of 2008
Tell congress you oppose it now
Photographers, visual artists and creative professionals are starting to freak out about The Orphan Works Act of 2008.
If passed, the Act would radically alter copyright laws, taking away the automatic copyright now guaranteed to artists of all types who create any type of work.I'm not a visual artist but my contract states that I own the copyright of the work I create until I'm paid in full. It would suck if that legal leverage were taken away from me.
If you don't register every photo and work of art in government-certified private databases, you are about to give anyone the legal right to infringe on your copyright.
- Partnership of creative organizations: Take Action: Don't Let Congress Orphan Your Work
- Project Vote Smart: Contact your representatives
- Editor & Publisher: Two Cartoon-Group Presidents Slam Possible 'Orphan Works' Legislation. By Dave Astor, May 12,2008
- Photo District News: Orphan Works Bill Would Establish Database Of Photo Copyrights. By Daryl Lang, April 24, 2008
1 comments:
This is a BIG deal. Thanks for blogging about this. Here's a NYT op-ed about orphan works from today, May 20th.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/opinion/20lessig.html?ex=1369022400&en=af6d685002b2942f&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Please write your congressman when you have a moment.
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