Comments on: New “Improved” Orphan Works Bill due out next week http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/ The source for industry news for the professional cartoonist Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:54:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Mike Cope http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-73135 Mike Cope Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:46:16 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-73135 Here's a timely AP article entitled "US targets China, Russia, 7 other nations on copyrights" ... http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hF1PJ9bGbX60wu1Ef3XlgriV_uoAD909576G0 QUOTES: The Bush administration is accusing China, Russia and seven other nations of failing to protect American producers of movies, computer software and other copyrighted material from widespread piracy. ... "Pirates and counterfeiters don't just steal ideas, they steal jobs and too often they threaten our health and safety." (Susan Schwab, U.S. Trade Representative) Here’s a timely AP article entitled “US targets China, Russia, 7 other nations on copyrights” …

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hF1PJ9bGbX60wu1Ef3XlgriV_uoAD909576G0

QUOTES:

The Bush administration is accusing China, Russia and seven other nations of failing to protect American producers of movies, computer software and other copyrighted material from widespread piracy.

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“Pirates and counterfeiters don’t just steal ideas, they steal jobs and too often they threaten our health and safety.”
(Susan Schwab, U.S. Trade Representative)

]]> By: Dawn Douglass http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-73123 Dawn Douglass Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:49:39 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-73123 Most cartoonists don't make their names legible on each gag itself, which is just inviting people to steal it with that "I couldn't find you" excuse. 95% of the gags I get passed to me via email have no discernable name on them. Most cartoonists don’t make their names legible on each gag itself, which is just inviting people to steal it with that “I couldn’t find you” excuse.

95% of the gags I get passed to me via email have no discernable name on them.

]]> By: Dan Reynolds http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-73122 Dan Reynolds Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:24:24 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-73122 I've run into that when people use my work, I call them on it and they say they couldn't find me. It's hysterical. There's a thing we like to call GOOGLE. Type "Dan Reynolds" in it. I'm the first name to come up. Real hard. I think if people are bent on using your work without paying, they will. Those people are the type who park in the handicapped spots,and throw garbaqe out their car windows...they just don't care. I’ve run into that when people use my work, I call them on it and they say they couldn’t find me.

It’s hysterical. There’s a thing we like to call GOOGLE. Type “Dan Reynolds” in it. I’m the first name to come up. Real hard.

I think if people are bent on using your work without paying, they will. Those people are the type who park in the handicapped spots,and throw garbaqe out their car windows…they just don’t care.

]]> By: Dawn Douglass http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-73121 Dawn Douglass Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:07:38 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-73121 Geez, Lee, where have you been these last few decades? Geez, Lee, where have you been these last few decades?

]]> By: Lee Mayer http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-73114 Lee Mayer Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:49:48 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-73114 When did spelling and punctuation fall out of fashion? When did spelling and punctuation fall out of fashion?

]]> By: GUDsine http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-73113 GUDsine Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:41:29 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-73113 NO NO NO The beauty of this bill is that weather you sign your work or NOT if its not privately registered to a copy write company its fair game regardless of what you do. Under old legislation simply creating a piece of art work gave you an automatic copy write if you could prove it was yours and putting an official registered copy write allows you to take legal action, with out it all you can do is a cease and desist against the stealer. NOW with this new legislation if you dont PAY to register your copy write you lose ALL rights and it becomes an Orphan Works victim and can be not only CLAIMED by any one but REGISTERED by anyone who will pay and then guess what...YOU DONT OWN IT ANY MORE, THEY DO. NO NO NO The beauty of this bill is that weather you sign your work or NOT if its not privately registered to a copy write company its fair game regardless of what you do. Under old legislation simply creating a piece of art work gave you an automatic copy write if you could prove it was yours and putting an official registered copy write allows you to take legal action, with out it all you can do is a cease and desist against the stealer. NOW with this new legislation if you dont PAY to register your copy write you lose ALL rights and it becomes an Orphan Works victim and can be not only CLAIMED by any one but REGISTERED by anyone who will pay and then guess what…YOU DONT OWN IT ANY MORE, THEY DO.

]]> By: beth cravens http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-71422 beth cravens Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:07:50 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-71422 Yeah, I'm with Josh on this. I make sure that all work is signed. I didn't use to do that regularly (stoo-pid). I also have the website where I can be contacted. If all else fails they could just call the student loan company. Yeah, I’m with Josh on this. I make sure that all work is signed. I didn’t use to do that regularly (stoo-pid). I also have the website where I can be contacted. If all else fails they could just call the student loan company.

]]> By: josh shalek http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-71404 josh shalek Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:03:28 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/03/27/new-improved-orphan-works-bill-due-out-next-week/#comment-71404 Does the bill mention how hard the company has to look for the artist before stealing it? I'm thinking not very hard. "Hey guys, I just found this anonymous comic on the internet! Let's begin our national ad campaign!" Does the bill mention how hard the company has to look for the artist before stealing it? I’m thinking not very hard.

“Hey guys, I just found this anonymous comic on the internet! Let’s begin our national ad campaign!”

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