[Sigtis-l] [Asis-l] FW: [CNI-ANNOUNCE] Copyright Office Inquiry on Orphan Works

[Richard Hill]

[Forwarded.  Dick Hill]

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Richard B. Hill
Executive Director
American Society for Information Science and Technology
1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510
Silver Spring, MD  20910
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-----Original Message-----
From: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition [mailto:CNI-ANNOUNCE at cni.org]
On Behalf Of Clifford Lynch
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:35 PM
To: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition
Subject: [CNI-ANNOUNCE] Copyright Office Inquiry on Orphan Works

I want to direct attention to an inquiry that has been announced  by 
the Library of Congress Copyright Office dealing with so-called 
"orphan works". At least in my view, such orphan materials represent 
a very important aspect of the damage that has been done by copyright 
extension, and this is a great opportunity to provide input to the 
Copyright Office on the nature, scope and severity of the problem and 
thoughts on possible solutions.

The Federal Register annnouncement with all the details is here:

http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2005/70fr3739.html

The summary of the inquiry from the Register:

The Copyright Office seeks to examine the  issues raised by "orphan 
works," i.e., copyrighted works whose owners  are difficult or even 
impossible to locate. Concerns have been raised that the uncertainty 
surrounding ownership of such works might needlessly discourage 
subsequent creators and users from incorporating such works in new 
creative  efforts or making such works available to the public. This 
notice requests  written comments from all interested parties. 
Specifically, the Office is  seeking comments on whether there are 
compelling concerns raised by orphan  works that merit a legislative, 
regulatory or other solution, and what type  of solution could 
effectively address these concerns without conflicting with the 
legitimate interests of authors and right holders.

DATES:

Written comments must be received in the Copyright Office on  or 
before 5 p.m. EST on March 25, 2005. Interested parties may submit 
written  reply comments in direct response to the written comments on 
or before 5 p.m. on May 9, 2005.



Clifford Lynch
Director CNI

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