Digital BW, The Print

Dear fellow photographers,

I appreciate that this list is not used for political purposes, and I do not wish to violate 
that or continue this thread beyond this notice.  It's just that many of us struggling to sell 
our work will be deeply impacted if the Orphan Works Bill passes, and the following text 
provides a way to read up on its potential effects on you and your artwork and to take 
appropriate action. The text and its link was forwarded to me by a friend who is a 
professional illustrator; there is a section on the site designed solely for photographers as 
well.

My sincere apologies if I have offended anyone with the posting of this notice here.

Best wishes,

Christy Stebbins


The Orphan Works Bill goes to the house for a vote tomorrow, yes that is Wednesday!! This 
is the bill that, if passed into law, will allow people to easily use your work without penalty 
and without having to pay you a penny!

There is no time left to make your voice heard. IT'S SO EASY to make sure your senators 
and representatives hear you and how important it is for them to vote NO to this bill. An 
easy to use form is at this link, it's a no brainer. You can customize or do nothing, just fill 
in your info and it will be emailed to the senators and representatives in your state based 
on your zipcode.

http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home

Please take 2 tiny minutes to fill this in NOW before it's too late, it's so very important to 
all visual artists. Please forward to all those you'd like to protect and the loved ones that 
care about us all. 

You have been sent this email from the list of past illustrators who have requested agency 
representation through our website. I apologize if this email goes to some illustrators that 
are not American, I do not have a way of filtering my search of the names by nationality. I 
want to do my best for all illustrators regardless of nationality and I believe the passing of 
this bill would ultimately undermine the value and copyright of all artwork worldwide.