APA POSITION ON ORPHAN WORKS 2008
This means that if you oppose the House Bill as it stands, it is extremely important to make your voice heard before that meeting begins.
At this time, it is understood that the House believes that photographers and other visual artists including their trade associations are in agreement with the current bills. APA opposes both the House and Senate bills as written.
Please take a moment to be heard via a prepared letter of your choice, or by including your own reasoned thoughts in a professional courteous manner.
This link <http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/> will allow you to be heard.
It is important to be heard. It is your future.
Martin Trailer
National President
ORPHAN WORKS LEGISLATION IS BACK!
APA's Position on the Orphan Works Act of 2008
APA, in seeking to represent the best interests of its
members, takes the position that the legislation offered in both bills
-- S.2913
and H.R.5889 -- does not achieve the goal as we believe was originally intended, and instead provides a distinct road map for the infringement
of contemporary works by living artists worldwide.
If left unchanged, this legislation has the potential to destroy the
businesses and
livelihoods of thousands of photographers, other visual artists, as
well as the collateral small businesses that serve the industry, and
are
dependent
on, creators.
Therefore, APA is asking its members and all concerned individuals to
take action by writing your members of Congress to voice your concerns.
PLEASE go to this resource page
on Orphan Works for sample letters (scroll down for the photographers' letters) and the ability to automatically contact your specific
members of Congress. Great thanks to the Illustrators' Partnership for making this site available.
APA POSITION ON ORPHAN WORKS 2008
And both the House and Senate versions of the bill are available as pdf downloads on the APANational.com homepage here
Be informed. Be involved.
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