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Orphan Works Act of 2008 officially dead

Looks like the much-talked about hot topic from several months ago, The Orphan Works Act of 2008 (previously), died a “quiet death” in the House, after it passed in the Senate.

CORRECTION: The bill is NOT dead. Very sorry for the confusion, folks. Read comment by ECStewart from Threat Level link I had posted earlier:

Folks-

The bill isn’t dead yet. They’re attempting “A fly under the radar” expedition by hotlining the issue.

In order for a bill to be hotlined, the Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader must agree to pass it by unanimous consent, without a roll-call vote. The two leaders then inform Members of this agreement using special hotlines installed in each office and give Members a specified amount of time to object – in some cases as little as 15 minutes. If no objection is registered, the bill is passed.

Call your reps today before the House passes it on Thursday, Oct 2nd.

  • http://www.lunchboxunlimited.blogspot.com/ Lunchbox

    WOO-HOO!!!
    Suck it, Google!

  • http://www.lunchboxunlimited.blogspot.com Lunchbox

    WOO-HOO!!!
    Suck it, Google!

  • http://www.anthonybrennan.net/ atrain

    God, man. It’s barely cold. Have some respect.
    RIP little orphan. We barely knew ye.

  • http://www.anthonybrennan.net/ atrain

    God, man. It’s barely cold. Have some respect.
    RIP little orphan. We barely knew ye.

  • ZackRock

    Wow, I never thought I’d say this but… the system… works?

  • ZackRock

    Wow, I never thought I’d say this but… the system… works?

  • Pseudonym

    We’ll be able to say that “the system works” when some sane legislation which effectively deals with the problem of orphan works in a way that doesn’t impose an unnecessary burden on creators gets passed.

    I’m not holding my breath on that one. In the mean time, good riddance.

  • Pseudonym

    We’ll be able to say that “the system works” when some sane legislation which effectively deals with the problem of orphan works in a way that doesn’t impose an unnecessary burden on creators gets passed.

    I’m not holding my breath on that one. In the mean time, good riddance.

  • arkhamrefugee

    Oh, come on guys… seriously. That article is completely misleading. The Orphan Works Bill isn’t dead at all. It won’t be dead until it’s voted down completely.

    Notice who told Threat Alert that it’s a dead deal. Not a congressman, not a congressional aide. But a lobbist. Lobbists? Are you kidding me? Those guys could assure me that the moon is made of green cheese and tomorrow it will start raining solid gold kittens and I would believe those assurances more than them telling me that they know what is going on with legislation. Notice also that TA didn’t say who the lobbists were working for. Are they working for the artists’ rights groups or the corporations? This is important information, don’t you think?

    Write your congressperson. Tell them that the measure needs to be defeated. Don’t quit just because someone who is paid to talk to politicians has said it’s safe. That’s like standing in the eye of a hurricane and saying, “Wow, I’m glad that storm is over. Okay, back to normal!”

  • arkhamrefugee

    Oh, come on guys… seriously. That article is completely misleading. The Orphan Works Bill isn’t dead at all. It won’t be dead until it’s voted down completely.

    Notice who told Threat Alert that it’s a dead deal. Not a congressman, not a congressional aide. But a lobbist. Lobbists? Are you kidding me? Those guys could assure me that the moon is made of green cheese and tomorrow it will start raining solid gold kittens and I would believe those assurances more than them telling me that they know what is going on with legislation. Notice also that TA didn’t say who the lobbists were working for. Are they working for the artists’ rights groups or the corporations? This is important information, don’t you think?

    Write your congressperson. Tell them that the measure needs to be defeated. Don’t quit just because someone who is paid to talk to politicians has said it’s safe. That’s like standing in the eye of a hurricane and saying, “Wow, I’m glad that storm is over. Okay, back to normal!”