The prospects for the orphan works legislation improve as a major artist trade group, the ASMP, throws their support behind the current version, calling it the best that artists are likely to get.

With the orphan works debate continuing to rage, for those who are opposed to the bill, I’ve written a draft letter to send to government representatives outlining some of they key problems with the bill and why artists are opposed to it.

It was yet another wild week for copyright news with the RIAA taking a hit in court, Radiohead turning around on the free model and even more news from Madonna and Yoko Ono among many others.

With a slow day today and the site needing some maintenance, I decided I want to give today’s post over to you and listen to what you want to see on Plagiarism Today. So let me know how this site can be serve your needs.

The proposed orphan works legislation has been drawing a large amount of criticism from bloggers and visual artists alike. However, much of it goes beyond what is likely to happen and what artists should be worrying about.