sevfiv Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Bill information:http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:s.02913:Lost in the House of Representatives' push to pass $700 billion bailout legislation is the so-called Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008.Late Friday, the Senate passed the measure and sent it to the House, where it landed dead on arrival.The act changes the rules and reduces and sometimes nullifies damages for infringing uses of so-called "orphaned" works as long as there was a "diligent" effort to locate the copyright owner. Orphaned creative works are those in which the copyright holder cannot be promptly located.Lobbyists have assured Threat Level that the House, which is mired in trying to broker an economic revival package, won't take up the measure, at least not until after the November elections.http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/o...n-works-co.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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