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Subject: [Leica] EMERGENCY - Orphan Works is being HOTLINED today - Call your Reps and Senators NOW!!!
From: r.s.taylor_post at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)
Date: Fri Sep 26 14:39:34 2008
References: <200809262052.BCM31967@rg5.comporium.net>

Done!


Regards,

Dick
off-list comments to r.s.taylor at comcast dot net please.





On Sep 26, 2008, at 4:52 PM, Tina Manley wrote:

> PESO:
>
> This is very important to anybody who values the copyright to their  
> own works.  You can send a message to representatives with one click  
> here:
>
> http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/issues/alert/?alertid=11442621
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tina
>
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> We have an emergency-they are attempting to HOTLINE the orphan  
>> works bill in
>> Senate and push it through the House!!! NOW, as you read this.  
>> Don't wait !!!!!
>>
>> PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SENATOR AND CONGRESSPERSON TO VOTE NO ON THE  
>> ORPHAN
>> WORKS BILLS -House H.R. 5889 and one in the Senate S. 2913
>>
>> The proposed legislation, if it passes as it is now written, will  
>> change US
>> copyright law. Such a change, as it is now written, will negatively  
>> impact
>> artists of all disciplines (literary, visual, music, etc.), as well  
>> as every
>> US citizen. There are two bills - one filed in the House H.R. 5889  
>> and one
>> in the Senate S. 2913.
>>
>> Contact your Congressperson and Senator- To find out who represents  
>> you:
>> www.vote-smart.org
>>
>> The Illustrators Partnership of America has a wonderful website  
>> that goes
>> into much more detail on this legislation and you can also down  
>> load the
>> legislation off of their website to read it for yourself.
>>
>> www.illustratorspartnership.org
>>
>> Their website also has an easy way for you to contact your  
>> Congressperson
>> and Senator:
>>
>> http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/
>>
>> TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO CALL ON THIS ISSUE AND ASK THEM TO CALL  
>> THEIR
>> SENATORS AND CONGRESSPERSON!
>
>
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