Read this....

[Pose Hyroshiro]

..and get mad.

http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=Colu ... 605&page=1

I'm not sure if this was the right place to put this but as it pertains to art and the artists here thought I'd pop back in after my long absence and let you all know. This sucks and needs to be stopped. tell any and all artists and supporter of the arts you know.

and for even more information....

http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/ ... term=00185

[Rowan]

I emailed my two Senators. Seems I'm usually bothering one of them about Big Media and Internet Neutrality. This is new.

[UDDCommander]

Wow...

Excuse me while I make sure my senators know how pissed off I am about this

[ZeroForever]

wow... pretty messed up, though i'm not to surprised by the general concept.

I doubt it'll go through but with the BB backing it who knows, i just see to many issues occurring if something like this resulted which is why i doubt it will. But i guess petitioning against it to stem it asap works.

[Jaya]

Just to make a bit of an update to this, to anyone reading the thread now, the Orphan Works bill wasn't really as big a threat as most perceived- Here is a well written article-ish thing about it.

If the rest of that letter seems opinionated, there is one important, factual part to read- the part that states that this bill was never actually created; never became a bill, and was never brought before congress.

so, all is well

[Dark Scout Cyclondia]

So it was a Hoax wasn't it?

[Jaya]

No, just a huge overreaction sparked by some individuals with good intentions but a little too much zeal and not quite enough common sense.

[Rowan]

It isn't dead yet. So I've heard it was just passed by the Senate but hasn't been approved in the House yet.

http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnersh ... d=11980321