[Leica] Orphan Works - . A MUST READ EVERYONE! :-( DON'T CRY LATER! YOU WERE WARNED!!!

[glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)]

Tina, rt al,

OK, NOW I see what some were ranting about.  I see that anyone who made 
any money in
photography could get screwed. I also see that the Co-sponsor of this 
bill is Orin
Hatch, who Marc has supported before.

Where has the appellation ORPHAN come from?

Jerry


Tina Manley wrote:
> 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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