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May 07, 2008
A new version of "Orphan Works" in Congress
If you don’t already know there is a new version of the “Orphan Works” law back in Congress. It’s hard, as a creative professional to know where to stand and what side to take on this law. It seems as though it’s splitting our industry in two. APA in conglomeration with other groups has drawn up chain letters that you can read and send to your representative here, also posted on this page are links to information on the law. While APA is against it, ASMP has taken the stance that while the law isn’t perfect it’s far more conciliatory than the 2006 law. Upon viewing the differences (which you can do here)between the two they’ve taken the position that we should be happy with what it is that we got because if we fight it will probably get worse, in terms of the preservation of our rights.
It’s hard to know where to stand on this, all we can do is read the information that’s available to us, and then try and decide where we think our better interests lie. So in the interest of public knowledge we have decided to post the links available to us as members of both organizations. Please take the time and read the information before making up your mind.
Posted by feinknopf at May 7, 2008 12:21 PM