Re: [ARSCLIST] Orphan Works Article in Billboard

[Dick Spottswood <dick@xxxxxxxx>]

That's good news on both fronts.  "Orphan works" covers a lot of ground
and, even if compulsory licensing is limited to artists (and presumably
their heirs), it would establish a precedent that could be expanded to
include, say, records that have been out of print for specified lengths of
time.

Dick





Tbroo@xxxxxxx
05/09/2005 10:17 PM

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        Subject:        Orphan Works Article in Billboard


For those who might be interested there is a feature story in this week's
issue of Billboard (May 14) about the Copyright Office "orphan works"
inquiry.  It talks about the problem of older recordings whose owners
can't be found, and liberally quotes our own Sam Brylawski (and
incidentally me).  It also mentions that organizations such as AFTRA and
the AFM are urging a limited compulsory license for out-of-print
recordings, which would allow the artists, at least, to legally reissue
those recordings themselves.  The author, Billboard investigative reporter
Bill Holland, really seems to "get it."