May 7, 2008
Orphan-Works Bill Sails Through House Panel
A House panel today unanimously approved a bill that would make it easier for scholars and others to make use of orphan works.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat, said she would offer an amendment to remove the bill’s “dark archive” provision before the House Judiciary Committee votes on the issue. —Andrea L. Foster
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Visual artists could live with a revision to allow educational, academic, and non-profit institutions some relief.
This bill has been opened up, allowing commercial interests to take advantage of the bill to exploit the creative community.
It is a disaster for an entire class of creative artists.
Leif Skoogfors
photographer
— Leif Skoogfors May 7, 07:57 PM #
We badly need an agreement that allows reproduction of old 78 records and other recordings from the first half of the 20th century. These works often have untraceable rights and are being lost because the original recordings cannot be duplicated and it’s not economically feasible to spend years tracking down the owner of the rights after 50-80 years. I hope this is addressed soon.
— Al May 8, 10:45 AM #
We absolutely need more flexibility for orphan works. When I can’t legally digitize a photograph of my grandparents from the late 1920s because it is from a commercial photographer, something is wrong.
— David Reynolds May 9, 11:20 AM #
This is not true. There was a mark-up session on May 7, but no Committee vote.
Please check the House Judiciary Committee web site to validate before you post.
— Lisa Shaftel May 12, 11:55 AM #