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Take Action: Don't Let Congress Orphan Your Work
This site makes it easy for you to communicate with your members of Congress. Please feel free to use the templates below and when you fill out your address, your members of Congress will be automatically identified.
For international artists and our colleagues overseas, we've provided a special link , with a sample letter and instructions as to whom to write.
Read the list of creator organizations that oppose the House and Senate bills as currently drafted.
Orphan Works: A New Call to Action
Lame Duck SessionCongress reconvenes this week for a Lame Duck session. With the rules suspended, sources tell us the House Judiciary Committee may try to place the Orphan Works bill on the Suspensions Calendar and pass it (without debate) by “unanimous consent.” ...
Take ActionTell the House Judiciary not to pass the Orphan Works Bill
It will harm the nation's creatorsDo Not Pass the Orphan Works Acts Now
2 recent developments cast serious doubts on the wisdom of the Orphan Works Acts: on August 8th the Small Business Administration conducted an Orphan Works Roundtable in New York City and on August 30, legal expert Professor Jane C. Ginsburg of the Columbia Law School published “Recent Developments in US Copyright Law: Part I – ‘Orphan’ Works.” ...
Take ActionU.S. Orphan Works Act of 2008
Read the impact on visual artists of the House Bill and the Senate Bill. ...
Take ActionOrphan Works Irreparably Harms Nation's Creators
Students Oppose Orphan WorksWrite the House Judiciary Committee Now
One click sends this letter to the House Judiciary CommitteeUrge the Judiciary Committee to adopt the H.R. 5889 amendments submitted by the Illustrators' Partnership of America, the Artists Rights Society and the Advertising Photographers' of America. ...
Take ActionFrom the Perspective of the Art Licensing Business
This letter allows you to personalize it for your business.
Take ActionTell Your Senators and Representatives: Oppose the Orphan Works Act
One click sends this letter to both the Senate and the House. ...
Take ActionFor Owners & Authors of Musical Works & Sound Recordings
Urge The Congress and Senate To Reject Orphan Works Legislation, H.R. 5889 and S.2913One click sends this letter to both the Senate and the House. ...
Take ActionContact your Senator in opposition to S.2913 NOW
S2913 on Senate floorLike the House bill, it permits, and even encourages, wide-scale infringements of visual art while depriving creators of protections currently available under the Copyright Act.
Take ActionContact your Congressman in opposition to H.R. 5889 NOW
H.R. 5889 unanimously sailed through the House IP Subcommittee on May 7thLike the Senate bill, it permits, and even encourages, wide-scale infringements of visual art while depriving creators of protections currently available under the Copyright Act.
Take ActionFor Visual Artists - The Real Short Letter: I Can Be Located
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Take ActionFor Visual Artists - No Need For This Bill
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Take ActionFor Visual Artists - Any Image Can Be Infringed
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Take ActionFor Visual Artists - A Gold Mine for Opportunists
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Take ActionFor Visual Artists - Creates Uncertainty in Commercial Markets
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Take ActionFor Visual Artists - A Radical Departure From Copyright Law
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Take ActionFor Visual Artists - Don't Drive Business into the Courts
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Take ActionFor Visual Artists - The Bullet Point Letter
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Take ActionFor Biomedical & Scientific Illustrators: Orphan Works Bill is a No-fault License to Infringe
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Take ActionFor Biomedical & Scientific Illustrators - Wrong to Exempt Non-profits from Paying for Use
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Take ActionFor Biomedical & Scientific Illustrators: Bill Strips Medical Artists of Copyright Protection
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Take ActionFor Humor Cartoonists – Bill Strips Cartoonists of Copyright Protection
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Take ActionFor Editorial Cartoonists – Bill Strips Cartoonists of Copyright Protection
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Take ActionFor Photographers - Invites Abuse by Opportunists
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Take ActionFor Photographers - Opens the Floodgates to Unauthorized Use
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Take ActionFor Photojournalists - Puts Relationships and Careers at Risk
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Take ActionFrom the Perspective of Artists & Their Merchandisers
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Take ActionFOR THE IMAGE-MAKING PUBLIC - Protect Personal Property
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Take ActionFOR SUPPORTERS OF VISUAL ARTISTS - Wrong to Weaken Copyright Law
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