May 05, 2005
We Want YOU to Help Protect Orphan Works

Copyright can be enough of a problem when copyright claimants make unreasonable demands, but sometimes, it's even worse when you can't find the copyright holder at all. Documentaries don’t get broadcast; books don't get published; films don't get restored; digital materials don't get archived, all because they use or incorporate works whose owners can’t be traced, so there's no one from whom to seek permission. In many cases, orphan works are lost because no one can authorize their use.

Read more at Copyfight and if this sets you to thinking about ways you or others you know have been affected by the "orphan works" problem, head over to submit a reply comment via OrphanWorks.org.

Posted by Wendy at 12:29 PM