Digital BW, The Print

Can you give us a few short sentences what this Orphan Works bill is?  
Dumb it down please.

Mark
http://www.stillrivereditions.com

On May 7, 2008, at 10:49 AM, caostebbins wrote:

> 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.
>
>
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