Comment on Orphaned Works Awareness by =Mercuralis[top] [parent]

wow

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I am the music that we make together
I am the pictures that we paint together
I am yours to hide
To smile with
I am your treasure

I plan on writing letters when I am able to. There are too many ways this gives people and excuse to steal art.

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Lol the thing that they're talking about is the works that aren't signed, or water-marked, or other such stuff. So, as long as you leave your mark on your work, it's fine.

Good job Mercuralis!

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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.

what happens to my artwork that is regularly stolen, and my name cropped off? And reposted online?

also.. why should I have to PAY to protect my copyright? Under the current version of this, if I want to be able to enforce my right to license my work, I would have to pay a fee for every work I want to protect to, not just one, but SEVERAL private registries. That's where companies will go to see if a work is being protected.

If my name doesn't turn up in whichever one they search, they're free to use my work. If I then take them to court, I have to jump through hoops to prove my claim, and even then I'm only entitled to a "reasonable fee" and no lawyers fees or legal fees.

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... then I do not know. That was just what I'd heard. And I wasn't being sarcastic, you are doing a good job with saying something with that picture.

And I know, it sucks. The government's corrupt, and needs to be cleaned up.

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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.

SCREW THE ORPHANED WORKS ACT!!!

Us artist should be entitled to letting others us or work with permission and/or payment.

What the hell?! What makes these people think they can just take ownership of something that's not their's?! Do they know how hard we work?

I want to be an artist when I grow up, but if this gets passed, forget it! I'd have to pay so much money registering my work that I'd never get out of debt!

LOOK HERE FOR MORE INFO:
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Cogito ergo sum.

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Wonderful idea!! Well done, Melissa...

That's what this bill is counting on. That people will only read what it does on the surface and not look at the loopholes it creates or look at how it changes your current copyright protection.

Unfortunately, under it's current incarnation, even IF you've already registered your work through the US copyright office, it won't do any good. You'd still need to re-register through the private registries.

The government needs to step up to the plate here, and make sure that this protects the artists rights. If our government is corrupt, then it's our duty to clean it up.

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Buffy: So...how've you been?
Amy: Rat. You?
Buffy: Dead.
Amy: Hm.

Buffy:What are you doing here? Five words or less.
Spike: Out-For-A-Walk...Bitch

*ish too young to vote or do anything* I will do my best, but I'm not to sure what I can do, other than write to a governor who will probably ignore the letter completely.

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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.