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Subject: [Leica] Orphan Works - . A MUST READ EVERYONE! :-( DON'T CRY LATER! YOU WERE WARNED!!!
From: lists at mcclary.net (Harrison McClary)
Date: Sun May 11 10:32:36 2008
References: <0K0P0046CPYWM620@l-daemon>

Ted,

I did write my congressmen, and senators, I sent e-mail requesting my 
photographer friends also do the same and sent the same thing to the 
camera club I am in, a club of over 200 members.  I did not post 
anything here because I felt Tina and you rather eloquently said what 
needed being said.  Bitching about it here does little good, what will 
make a difference is for people to make their feelings known to the 
"leadership"(that is a joke if ever there was one) of our country. 

It will take every person who has a camera and gives a fig about his/her 
work to contact their representatives and let them know they oppose 
this, there is a lot of big money in support of this and unless we make 
a LOT of noise the bill will pass.

Ted Grant wrote:
> ORPHAN WORKS! One more time!
>
>  
>
> Do you know what I find surprising on the LUG? Although I shouldn't be. :-(
>
>  
>
> Here we have a topic that potentially WILL affect every member on the list
> and their photography and not more than 3 members have posted a word.
>
> I'd have thought, certainly the American members of the crew would've been
> up in arms screaming their bloody heads off that a number of dimwit
> government officials without a clue in how we value our photography are
> about to eliminate our rights as a photographer. Not only in the USA, but
> every photographer good, bad or ugly around the world! :-(
>
> And the babble goes on about some dinky toy camera piece or clouds.
>
> You folks better wake up before it's too late.
>
> And if you think it doesn't matter to you, have another thought the next
> time you post some indepth photography of a dying relative, a happy faced
> bride or one of your smiling children! Then find your pictures being used 
> in
> some advertisement about "cheap funerals and hooker brides!" Or whatever!
>
> Don't come back here crying "why didn't somebody do something about this?"
>
> It's all here for you to read and fill out a form for USA members and
> international members also. Hey I've sent mine! Where's yours?
>
> ted 
>
> =============================
>
> Subject: [Leica] Orphan Works - . HERE YOU ARE! A MUST READ EVERYONE! :-(
>
>  
>
> If you value your photography 
>
> "YOU WILL READ THIS!" no matter where you live on this planet!
>
>  
>
> This is for everybody to read regardless of what country you live in! your
> reputation and photography is at stake!
>
>  
>
> Copied below are communications from fellow American & Canadian
>
> photographers in the past few days about this USA Orphan bill.
>
>  
>
> 1/
>
> Ted, 
>
> Unfortunately, this opens the gate for any US person, museum,
> corporation,agency, newspaper, school etc. etc. to basically "play dumb" 
> and
> use images, illustrations, music etc. without permission granted if the
> "content" is found without info as to the creator.  So, if one puts their
> images on the internet etc. without embedded metadata or even with the data
>
> which can be stripped out - they don't face infringement penalties.  
>
>  
>
> The internet crosses all boundaries - political and otherwise.
>
>  
>
> And yes, someone will no doubt make money in "registration" fees that will
> now be privatized if this bill should pass. It pretty much throws the
>
> Copyright Act of 1976 out the window.
>
>  
>
> 2/
>
> I just finished faxing letters to 5 different officials. I used the link
>
> below for international artists.
>
> http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/01_topics/article.php?searchterm=0026
> 7
>
> Here is a  page of links that make letter writing easy for the US shooters.
>
> http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/ 
>
> =========================
>
> 3/
>
> Ted
>
> As an add-on to ..comments,one will not only potentially be affected by
> omitting,or forgetting to include,copyright information.
>
>  
>
> There is also the consideration that a number of free hosting sites on the
> web strip out metadata upon upload so you could have your ass hung out to
>
> dry, in some cases, by posting a public gallery of images on the web.
>
>  
>
> There is also the very real possibility that image metadata will
> intentionally be stripped out by  unscrupulous image users who will then
> play dumb and invoke the Orphan Works bill as a defense
>
> 4/
>
> It has been said that the folks at Google are proponents of the
>
> bill.<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> 5/
>
> PESO:
>
> For those who are concerned about the Orphan Works bill currently before
> Congress that will infringe your copyright to your own photos, there is a
> website by APA and several other organizations that gives you a choice of
> several editable or form letters to send to your Congress persons.  When 
> you
> fill in your address, it automatically sends the letters to the correct
> Congress members for your district.  Please take action to prevent this
> reprehensible bill from passing.
>
>  
>
> http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/
>
>  
>
> You can download a PDF for more information:
>
>  
>
> http://www.apanational.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
>
>  
>
> Please pass this on to anybody you think might be interested.
>
>  
>
> 6/
>
> FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS' PARTNERSHIP
>
> Take Action: Don't Let Congress Orphan Your Work
>
>  
>
> THE ORPHAN WORKS BILL IS BACK.
>
> And this time the wheels have been greased for quick passage.
>
>  
>
> Yesterday a revived Orphan Works Bill sailed through a House panel. Today
> the Senate bill will be marked up. These bills will expose any work of art
> to commercial infringement. This will include everything from professional
> paintings to personal photos placed on the net. 
>
>  
>
> The bills will coerce you to register your work with for-profit registries
> as a condition of protecting your copyrights. Any unregistered pictures 
> will
> be subject to Orphan Works infringement. This is a radical departure from
>
> international copyright law and normal business practice.
>
>  
>
> If you wish to oppose this legislation, you must act now. We've set up an
> online site for anyone to e-mail their Senators and Representatives with 
> one
>
> click. This site is open to professional artists, photographers and any
>
> member of the image-making public.
>
>  
>
> We've provided sample letters from individuals representing different
> sectors of the visual arts. Illustrators, photographers, fine artists,
> reps,licensing firms,designers:
>
>  
>
> If you're opposed to the Orphan Works act, this site is yours to use.
>
> For international artists and our colleagues overseas, we've provided a
> special link, with a sample letter and instructions as to whom to write.
>
>  
>
> 2 minutes is all it takes to write Congress and fight for your copyrights.
>
> Go here:
>
>  http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/
>
> <http://www.workbookinfo.com/util/link.jsp?e=2O_odGyvi8UHXsR_lt2roFsdB6xZXlt
>
> bdxFmlgit1zU0.A&s=3TVYIl7Y.A&v=4utMlfilzq7aP> 
>
> Pick a sample letter or write your own. Type in your zip code. Your letter
>
> will be automatically addressed to your congressman and senators. Click and
> send.
>
> For more information about the Orphan Works Act of 2008:
>
>  
>
> IPA Statement to House Subcommittee March 20, 2008:
>
> http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/01_topics/article.php?searchterm=0026
> 1
>
> <http://www.workbookinfo.com/util/link.jsp?e=3HAdVkraJdwEJ1VfAFh0qQB5Jm28mhS
>
> g8vMmAQDKkmsE.A&s=3TVYIl7Y.A&v=4utMlfilzq7aP>  
>
>  
>
> IPA Senate Mark-up Comments April 30, 2008:
>
> http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/ow_docs
>
>  
>
> Geneva/ May 7, 2008 Orphan Works Bill Catches Global Attention/ 
> Intellectual
>
> Property Watch: http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1028
>
> <http://www.workbookinfo.com/util/link.jsp?e=5uzLbHwXnNuOq9etWr5pFBScZ6JCaDC
>
> mVZvJ_oug91kAD-yjd_H1Dv2Sanlg-5UAN&s=3TVYIl7Y.A&v=4utMlfilzq7aP> 
>
>  
>
> MP3 Interview: http://www.sellyourtvconceptnow.com/orphan.html
>
> <http://www.workbookinfo.com/util/link.jsp?e=64PP59SAm7cQpRj4XiyzS9eD5BSPaUI
>
> JHs-n5teWI4NrrAmcByWTJ7UAY8caNfnpq&s=3TVYIl7Y.A&v=4utMlfilzq7aP> 
>
>  
>
> YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=CqBZd0cP5Yc
>
> <http://www.workbookinfo.com/util/link.jsp?e=70MTu1udFRHALf64MuzT_mECenLX5b7
>
> osl9KxhDYr_DDds3Sl9lqb9zmdn3lJCa-f&s=3TVYIl7Y.A&v=4utMlfilzq7aP> 
>
> 6/
>
> Here is a podcast on youtube discussing the "orphan works bill" that is
>
> being discussed this week in the US Congress. Kind of frightening.
>
>  <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqBZd0cP5Yc>
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqBZd0cP5Yc
>
>  
>
> ==========================
>
> -----Original Message----
>
> From: slobodan dimitrov wrote:
>
>   
>> Apart from from Ted has said, the following closet national-
>>     
>
>   
>> socialists want to destruct intellectual property protections:
>>     
>
>   
>> Getty and Corbis support the US senate version S.2913 Shawn Bentley
>>     
>
>   
>> Orphan Works Act of 2008.
>>     
>
>   
>> Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) is the bill's sponsor. Other members of
>>     
>
>   
>> the Judiciary Committees are Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and in the House -
>>     
> Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), Rep. Lamar SMith (R-Texas).
>
>   
>> The bill is also co-sponsored in the House by Committee Chairman
>>     
>
>   
>> John Conyers (D-Mich) and Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC), and supported by 
>> Dianne
>>     
> Feinstein (D-CA).
>
> Intellectual Property Protections do not work, or 
>
> else a number of us Hove authors would be able to 
>
> stop the renovated Hove from selling our works without permission or the
> payment of 
>
> royalties.  We are powerless and the vaunted EU 
>
> "proteciton of the rights of the author" are essentially meaningless.
>
> ====================
>
> Marc James Small offered: 
>
> I came into this discussion late, and have no idea what this "Orphan Works"
> bill is about but I would automatically find myself opposing anytihng 
>
> that drooling idiot from Vermont (well, Vermont seems to be a State laden
> with drooling idiots!), Leahy, would sponsor.  What an embarrassment that 
>
> man is to the United States and to the Senate!
>
> Marc
>
>  
>
>  
>
>
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>
>   


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