[Sca-librarians] FW: Copyright Information; how to locate original artist/author, etc?

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I thought I'd pass this on. Tuiren




 Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 13:32:03 -0500
Subject: Copyright Information; how to locate original artist/author, etc?

This seemed pretty interesting. Could be a helpful feature for those<br>doing research--Siobhan<br><br>***************<br><br>>>> nabbott at uh.edu 3/2/2005 11:31:19 AM >>><br>  Forwarding from SPARC Open Access Forum<br>[Forwarding from Public Knowledge.  --Peter.]<br><br>Are you an artist, author, musician, or filmmaker?  Maybe you're a<br><br>scholar or librarian?  If so, have you ever wanted to use a<br>copyrighted <br>work but been unable to locate the owner to clear the rights? <br>It's<br>a <br>problem that happens all too often, and not only does it affect<br>your <br>work, but it also "orphans" the original owner's work.  It's an <br>unfortunate side effect of current copyright law that diminishes <br>everyone's ability to create, innovate, and educate.<br><br>Fortunately, we have good news: The U.S. Copyright Office wants to<br>make <br>it easier to locate copyright holders, and it's asking for the<br>public's <br>help.  Before the Copyright Office can *address* the problem, it<br>needs <br>to gather  evidence that there *is* a problem.  This is where you<br>come <br>in: tell your story to the Copyright Office.<br><br>Public Knowledge along with a number of other like-minded<br>organizations <br>have created Ophanworks.org: an easy way for you to submit your<br>story <br>to the Copyright Office.  Now is your chance to tell the Office<br>what <br>personal difficulties you've had when trying to clear rights.<br><br>To get started, go to:<br>http://www.orphanworks.org <br><br>Never tried to clear rights?  Maybe you know someone who has. <br>Forward <br>them this message or visit: http://www.orphanworks.org to send<br>them<br>an <br>email.<br><br>You can always learn more about the problem of "orphan works" and<br>the <br>U.S. Copyright Office's notice, by visiting Public Knowledge's<br>website:<br>http://www.publicknowledge.org/issues/ow <br><br>======================<br>Public Knowledge collaborated with the EFF to set up<br>orphanworks.org<br>as a resource for everyone to facilitate public participation in<br>copyright policy.  If you'd like to support this and future<br>efforts,<br>please make a contribution:<br>http://publicknowledge.org/donate <br>======================<br><br>Thanks for participating!<br><br>Your friends at Public Knowledge<br>February 28, 2005<br><br><br>

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