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Journal Entry: Sat Apr 12, 2008, 12:08 PM

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All right. About this whole "Orphan Works" thing that people keep shitting their pants over:

You know... it would help if you did a bit of RESEARCH before busting your nut all over the interwebs.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office
Orphan Works

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress

ACTION: Notice of inquiry
SUMMARY:

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.

COPYRIGHTED WORKS WHOSE OWNERS ARE DIFFICULT OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE

COPYRIGHTED WORKS WHOSE OWNERS ARE DIFFICULT OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE

It cracks me the hell up to see people pitching a bitch about how THE MAN is out to get their artwork to be legally used.

Don't want your art work to end up "orphaned"?

Then, uh... gee, I dunno... sign it?

Any and all artwork that you upload to DeviantART is given a copyright. So, as long as you sign/watermark/etc your shit, it can be traced back to you because YOU, as the original owner, signed it/watermarked it/shit on it/etc. If it can be traced back to you, then it's not an orphaned work, and this supposed bill does not apply to it.

This bill applies to works of art where the the original owners/artists are either missing and/or dead. And I'm assuming the majority of people freaking out over this are neither missing or dead.

The key to mass panic is ignorance.
So, please. Educate yourself before you start spazzing out.

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~ryoko25

Apr 12, 2008, 12:11:08 PM

lol I'd had a feeling that it was all a hoax or something. Isn't it funny how everyone goes into a panic, taking someone else's word for the truth?

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*AtomicStoney

Apr 12, 2008, 12:12:47 PM

If it's on the internet, THEN IT MUST BE TRUE.

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*Kivs-Chan

Apr 12, 2008, 12:13:36 PM

Thank you for clearing that up Stoney.
I wasn't entirely sure what everyone was bitching about...... =w=;;

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~ryoko25

Apr 12, 2008, 12:14:52 PM

EXACTLY! lol the masses are a very funny thing.

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"... sorta like cheese whiz... it tastes disgusting... but I LOVE it..." ~Mr. Mitchell referring to High School Musical and it's sequel.

"YOU'RE PUSHING ME CROOKED!" ~me

Memento mori. - Remember we all die.

*BlazeTBW

Apr 12, 2008, 12:18:26 PM

If that's the case, even if the Orphan thing was passed, they'd be down the hole when we get our brains put in a cyber suit...

that'd be like... almost immortality thar!

...

pardon my idiocy.

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=jamesprower

Apr 12, 2008, 12:21:37 PM

Finaly, a Journal about this that is NOT Going "OMG OMG OMG OUR ARTWURK EES GUNNA BE STOLED LEGALY D8". Now i don't feel like the only one who did their damn reserch XD

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~GIRS-taco-lady

Apr 12, 2008, 12:21:44 PM

waitasec, people who are dead???

hello~! I like that part. Not that they're dead, that's terrible. But that means that you won't have to wait 70 years anymore to use something that no one owns.

the world just got a little more awesome.

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=tabikat

Apr 12, 2008, 12:21:46 PM

You're like the second person I've seen that's actually looked it up, I actually went myself and read the exact same article and the one on the site of the american society of media photography.

Also, how many years have I been preaching now for people to SIGN THEIR WORK?! D=<

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=Reusol

Apr 12, 2008, 12:21:59 PM

key title "LURK MOAR" me thinks yes? i do, too, think its funny when people jump up and down over, umm, lets see, the slightest thing without checking it out.

lul

*AtomicStoney

Apr 12, 2008, 12:22:42 PM

I don't even know what you just said.

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