Orphaned Works Bill
I'm really surprised to have not seen any discussions here on the orphaned works bill in the US. It's pretty frightening stuff, even for those who already have images registered at RO - from the way the articles and interviews have reported on this it sounds as though photographers and artists will have to register images all over again...one fee for one image.
Has anyone else been following this? I'm not a US citizen, but there is no doubt in my mind that if passed this bill will cause giant headaches for everyone, not just American citizens. The possibilities that this bill can open up in terms of copyright infringement or theft are rather large when you start thinking about it.
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