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Written by Stock Artists Alliance
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
May 5, 2008. Orphan Works is back. On April 24, new draft
versions of the Orphan Works Act of 2008 were introduced by both Houses
of the U.S. Congress.
The Stock Artists Alliance has just published extensive commentary
about Orphan Works as a resource for artists and other members of the
visual arts community who will be affected by this legislation. We
offer our perspective as the only association dedicated to the
interests of professional photographers involved in stock image
licensing.
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Written by Press Release
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Friday, 02 June 2006 |
The Copyright Office is publishing a final rule establishing adjusted fees for its services. The adjusted fees will recover a significant part of the costs to the Office of registering claims and will provide full cost recovery for many services provided by the Office that benefit only, or primarily, the user of that service. The basic registration fee is scheduled to increase from $30 to $45. The proposed fee increase for preregistration has been eliminated, and the proposed increase for group registration of photographs has been reduced to the fee for basic registration. All the adjusted fees are scheduled to be effective July 1, 2006, unless Congress acts before that date stating disapproval of the fees. For further information, go to the Copyright Office website at
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Last Updated ( Friday, 02 June 2006 )
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Written by Jim Hunter, Editor-in-Chief/Chief of Operations
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Thursday, 20 April 2006 |
According to a story by Daryl Lang published April 19 at PDNonline ; it seems increasingly unlikely that the so-called Orphan Works Bill will pass during the current session of Congress. This bill has been viewed by photographers, illustrators and their professional organizations as a serious threat that could make un-credited visual images basically free for the taking.
Read the entire PDN article here .
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Written by Illustrators' Partnership
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Thursday, 06 April 2006 |
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property has scheduled a hearing on "Orphan Works: Proposals for a Legislative Solution" for Thursday, April 6, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
Photographers and illustrators will be represented by Vic Perlman, Managing Director and General Counsel American Society of Media Photographers, Inc. (ASMP) and Brad Holland, Founding Board Member, Illustrators’ Partnership of America.
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Written by Jim Hunter, Editor-in-Chief/Chief of Operations
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Wednesday, 29 March 2006 |
APA's Position Papers Submitted to House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
On March 15th, the Advertising Photographers of America (APA) delivered a twenty-two page document to the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property regarding Orphan Works, the proposed amendment to the 1976 Copyright Act. The document, The Orphan Works Dilemma: Challenges and Recommendations was drafted by past president Jeff Sedlik, APA Chief Advisor on Copyright and edited by Constance Evans, APA National Executive Director.
A letter accompanying the document states, "If this amendment is enacted into law without significant revisions, it has the very real potential to destroy the businesses and livelihoods of thousands of artists, cost thousands of jobs, and result in a massive wave of litigation related to the use of orphan works. In it current form, this amendment is a disaster in the making." The letter was signed by George Fulton, National President of APA, Jeff Sedlik who is also President and CEO of the PLUS Coalition and Constance Evans, APA National Executive Director.
More on APA's position can be found here as well as a PDF of the APA paper.
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