Baby steps for orphan works
So it looks like we might get an orphan works bill after all. Finally. I’ve been interested in the orphan works problem since my first year of grad school, when I gave a presentation about it in my...
View ArticleWonks and Librarians
Somehow, my last post on orphan works has become the fourth hit on Google when you search for “Orphan Works Act”, as of 12:30 pm EST on April 16th. This is contrary to everything I know about search...
View ArticleGood timing: New draft orphan works legislation released
UPDATE 4/25/08: The legislation was officially introduced yesterday, so I’m re-publishing this post. Apparently, the House bill to which it refers has been modified substantially, so some of it is...
View ArticleOops
Apparently, the drafts of the Orphan Works legislation that I posted about and made available for download were intended to be confidential until they are officially introduced. I’m temporarily...
View ArticleFor real this time: New Orphan Works legislation
New Orphan Works legislation was officially introduced yesterday. Alex Curtis at Public Knowledge has written a clear and detailed overview of the two versions of the bill which briefly explains the...
View ArticlePerspectives on the new orphan works bill
Georgia Harper has a strongly negative critique of the new orphan works legislation that is well worth a read. The House version of the bill is so burdensome I would much prefer just to rely on fair...
View ArticleOrphan Works resources
Public Knowledge has assembled a great set of resources about orphan works, including an overview, a timeline, and (my personal favorite) a list of myths and facts about orphan works legislation....
View ArticleLessig on orphan works in the NYTimes
Someday I will stop blogging about orphan works, but today is not that day. Today, our man Lawrence Lessig, creator of Creative Commons and cyberlaw expert extraordinaire, has an op-ed in the New York...
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