Comments on: Orphan Works Act of 2008 http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/2008/04/25/orphan-works-bill-due-this-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=orphan-works-bill-due-this-week Tom Richmond- Cartoonist and Humorous Illustrator Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:26:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Space Ramblings - Science Fiction, Movies, TV, Books, Pop Culture and Politics Space Ramblings :: The Three Orphan Works Act of 2008 Articles You Must Read :: June :: 2008 http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/2008/04/25/orphan-works-bill-due-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-46260 Space Ramblings - Science Fiction, Movies, TV, Books, Pop Culture and Politics Space Ramblings :: The Three Orphan Works Act of 2008 Articles You Must Read :: June :: 2008 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:23:56 +0000 http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/?p=2029#comment-46260 [...] Tom Richmond at the Mad Blog has the final say on the Orphan Works Act Most of her “arguments” against the perceived misconceptions of the Orphan Works bill are [...] [...] Tom Richmond at the Mad Blog has the final say on the Orphan Works Act Most of her “arguments” against the perceived misconceptions of the Orphan Works bill are [...]

]]> By: karimala http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/2008/04/25/orphan-works-bill-due-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-40914 karimala Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:08:29 +0000 http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/?p=2029#comment-40914 "Reasonable Diligent Search" reminds me of Montana's "Reasonable and Prudent" speed limit in the late '90s. Anyone could interpret the meaning anyway they wanted and drive 45 or 85 MPH on a highway where truckers could only drive 65 MPH. What a nightmare! “Reasonable Diligent Search” reminds me of Montana’s “Reasonable and Prudent” speed limit in the late ’90s. Anyone could interpret the meaning anyway they wanted and drive 45 or 85 MPH on a highway where truckers could only drive 65 MPH. What a nightmare!

]]> By: Frosted Donut http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/2008/04/25/orphan-works-bill-due-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-40705 Frosted Donut Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:20:41 +0000 http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/?p=2029#comment-40705 How do you search for a work of art? Ask people to describe the Mona Lisa in words, and you'd get a lot of vague, general results ("smiling woman in black with hands in front") that could match LOTS of different drawings. What if the drawing is a caricature and I don't recognize the subject? If there's a caption it gets a little easier, but only if the caption has been entered as text (rather than as part of the image). It's not so much the "Orphan Works Act" as it is the "Free Illustrations for All Act" How do you search for a work of art? Ask people to describe the Mona Lisa in words, and you’d get a lot of vague, general results (“smiling woman in black with hands in front”) that could match LOTS of different drawings. What if the drawing is a caricature and I don’t recognize the subject? If there’s a caption it gets a little easier, but only if the caption has been entered as text (rather than as part of the image).

It’s not so much the “Orphan Works Act” as it is the “Free Illustrations for All Act”

]]> By: wrand http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/2008/04/25/orphan-works-bill-due-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-40655 wrand Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:14:28 +0000 http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/?p=2029#comment-40655 Without seeing the actual legislation it's hard to know if there is anything to be upset about. To my mind it comes down to what kind of minimal search is required and what kind of compensation (and how easy it is to collect that compensation) a copyright holder can receive if they discover an unauthorized use. Without seeing the actual legislation it’s hard to know if there is anything to be upset about. To my mind it comes down to what kind of minimal search is required and what kind of compensation (and how easy it is to collect that compensation) a copyright holder can receive if they discover an unauthorized use.

]]> By: chairtable http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/2008/04/25/orphan-works-bill-due-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-40553 chairtable Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:44:43 +0000 http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/?p=2029#comment-40553 good news good news

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