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.

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.

After a great deal of anticipation, the orphan works bills have been submitted in both the House and the Senate. What do they say and how are they different from their 2006 predecesor?

With the new orphan works bill set to be introduced, visual artists are looking for ways to identify themselves as the copyright holder and prevent their work from being “orphaned”. Here is one easy way to help with that.

The orphan works bill, killed nearly two years ago after a protest from artists, seems prepared to make a reappearance sometime in the coming days or weeks. Learn what you need to be prepared here.

Sometimes the biggest challenge to protecting your copyright is proving the work is yours in the first place. Though the United States Copyright Office provides the only official service, that makes available additional legal remedies, it is both pricey and slow, making it a waste for anyone who anyone who isn’t actively looking to go [...]

If you use Wordpress to run your blog and have access to the plugins feature, meaning that you aren’t using a Wordpress.com account, you have a deluge of ways to protect your content, especially your feed.
If you are concerned about content theft, there are several plugins that are simply not optional, they are requirements. These [...]

Just a heads up to anyone who has been following the “Your Copyrights Online” series of the site, I finally got around to posting the second chapter of that series, “Limitations on Copyright”.
In this article I discuss five critical ways in which the law limits the absolute rights of a copyright holder, including [...]

(Note: This entry builds upon part one of this series. If you are familiar with the concept of orphan works and the background behind the bill, you can most likely skip that post and move straight into this one. if not, you should probably take a moment to read it before moving on.) 
Avoiding Orphan Status
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