Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/11

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Subject: [Leica] Orphan Works - . A MUST READ EVERYONE! :-( DON'T CRY LATER! YOU WERE WARNED!!!
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sun May 11 14:30:44 2008
References: <0K0O00CK3OGA8A60@l-daemon> <0K0P0046CPYWM620@l-daemon> <6b9bd80a0805111021o62758888j4b06310172087f85@mail.gmail.com> <200805112000.m4BK0EWV084993@server1.waverley.reid.org> <200805112033.APZ75647@rg4.comporium.net> <200805112040.m4BKebuu096556@server1.waverley.reid.org>
 
At 04:40 PM 5/11/2008, you wrote:

>Thanks.  As the current version of the Copyright Act has given me 
>absolutely no protection, I am inclined to support the revision.  I 
>would willingly have spent $45 to support about $2,000 in lost royalties.

Did you spend the $45 to register your work with the Copyright 
Office?  Unfortunately, that is necessary even now to recover damages 
and that won't change.  BUT you will have to register everything 
under this bill just to prevent it from being considered an Orphan Work.


>I will so advise the several Congressmen I know.

Please read through the bills, Marc.  I know you will reconsider.

Tina
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