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The Next Generation: Stock "Orphans" for Commercial Use?

A new post to the Stock Artists Alliance "Orphan Works" blog questions why this proposed legislation includes protection for all commercial users and uses.

In the world of Oliver Twist, orphans had no rights and were subject to all manner of abuses. If the proposed "Orphan Works" changes become law, the same may be true for a new generation of "orphan" images, especially stock images created explicitly for commercial uses.