Mind Your Business: You Will Lose All The Rights to Your Own
Art

[More on the new copyright proposal ...]

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As you know, I usually handle the subjects in my articles with a sense 
of humor. That is not the case this month. I find nothing funny about 
the new Orphan Works legislation that is before Congress.

In fact, it PISSES ME OFF!

As an artist, you have to read this article or you could lose everything 
you've ever created!

An Orphaned Work is any creative work of art where the artist or 
copyright owner has released their copyright, whether on purpose, by 
passage of time, or by lack of proper registration. In the same way that 
an orphaned child loses the protection of his or her parents, your 
creative work can become an orphan for others to use without your 
permission.
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-- 
Best wishes,
»Bob«

"I'm not a member of any organized political party.... I'm a
Democrat." 

so what if you do not register it properly, why not lose it.

best wishes.

oops, forgot this was from boob.



-- 

mikeyhsd@sprintpcs.com



"»Bob«" <none@nospam> wrote in message 
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>
> [More on the new copyright proposal ...]
>
> <q>
> As you know, I usually handle the subjects in my articles with a sense of 
> humor. That is not the case this month. I find nothing funny about the new

> Orphan Works legislation that is before Congress.
>
> In fact, it PISSES ME OFF!
>
> As an artist, you have to read this article or you could lose everything 
> you've ever created!
>
> An Orphaned Work is any creative work of art where the artist or copyright

> owner has released their copyright, whether on purpose, by passage of 
> time, or by lack of proper registration. In the same way that an orphaned 
> child loses the protection of his or her parents, your creative work can 
> become an orphan for others to use without your permission.
> </q>
>
> continues at
>
> http://mag.awn.com/?article_no=3605
>
> -- 
> Best wishes,
> »Bob«
>
> "I'm not a member of any organized political party.... I'm a
Democrat." - 
> Will Rogers 

"mikey" <mikeyhsd@sprintpcs.com> wrote in news:4826ef88$1
@APPSERV1.gamewoodapp.net:

> so what if you do not register it properly, why not lose it.
> 
> best wishes.
> 
> oops, forgot this was from boob.
> 
It has has zero chance of ever going in to effect, since it will put 
us in clear violation of the Berne Convention (and treaties carry 
equal weight with the constitution, according to the constitution). 
(Plus, it's greatly overblown anyway.)

-- 
Terry Austin

"There's no law west of the internet."
    - Nick Stump