Debating Orphan Works Legislation
The reactions and discussion of the Sen Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 is starting to rise on my radar (i.e. my email in-box). I haven't read it yet, although I intend to shortly. In the meantime, there are people who have written about the problem of orphan works.
Nancy Praeger's take, Part I and Part II.
The Future of Music Coalition's fact sheet on orphan works and the Bentley Act.
Artist and writers groups are gearing up to fight this legistlation. No piece of legislation is perfect, but are the flaws of this bill too bad to fix -- should the bill be scraped? Dunno ... I hope not, but the debate is far from over, and both all sides should have a chance to have their concerns attended to, in some fashion.