Doug McGuire : Illustration & Design

If you draw, paint, take photos (professional or personal), make home or professional video, sculpt, sew or do anything creative, then you should be aware of the Orphan Works legislation and be ready to speak out against it.

Legislators are trying to allow anyone to ”in essence” steal any creative work we have ever created.

This is not some “rah, rah” protesters call, I don’t do that…however, this legislation as it is currently written would be destructive beyond measure economically, creatively, and culturally.

Articles and interviews that can describe these issues much better than I can…

• Animation World article
• Illustrators Partnership Information
• Audio interview with Brad Holland
• Talk to the government

…it’s becoming quickly evident that there are many (often inflammatory) opinions on either side of this issue. It really seems like it’s going to come down to reading the newly drafted, official bill once they release it…which they haven’t to my knowledge. For now, I’ll swing my legs on the side of the *perceived* fence that favors the artists rather than the bureaucrats, but to be fair I’ll reserve my flag waiving until we see the real deal. 

I did find another “seemingly” neutral site made by some lawyer in DC about the legislation – ranted, I haven’t read through his whole site yet.

http://www.orphanworks.net

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