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Write to the US Senate about the Orphan Works Act now!

The bill may still be amended while under debate of the full Senate. Write to your senators and urge them to amend the bill, and ask them to vote against the bill if it is NOT amended…

The following link will take you to the Graphic Artist’s Guild Advocacy page where they have done most of the work for you:

http://capwiz.com/gag/issues/alert/?alertid=11396676&PROCESS=Take+Action

Orphan Works Act of 2008

Hysteria is quickly escalating amongst creative circles in the bay area and beyond. Friends are sending desperate pleas to write their congressmen/senators and to boycott all the major corporations that are funding this bill; mainly Microsoft, Google, Corbis and Ghetty.

We, the creative community, must unite and take action to ensure that our copyright protection is maintained within acceptable standards. My goal is to amass as much reliable information as possible with which to base an effective plan of action.

A plethora of information (including links to the actual drafts of the two versions of the bill) can be found at the Graphic Artists Guild online, http://gag.org/

Let’s organize and stick it to the man!