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JP Trostle on Orphan Works Bill Working Way Through House
posted October 2, 2008
 

FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS' PARTNERSHIP THE HOUSE ORPHAN WORKS BILL (H.R. 5889) IS MOVING IN THE HOUSE NOW 10.
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08 Phone, fax, email these Congressman immediately DELAHUNT Phone (202) 225 3111 Fax (202) 225-5658Phone: (617) 770-3700 Fax: (617) 770-2984 CONYERS Phone: (202) 225-5126 Fax: (202) 225-0072Phone: (313) 961-5670 Fax: (313) 226-2085 NADLER Phone: (202) 225-5635 Fax: (202) 225-6923Phone: (212) 367-7350 Fax: (212) 367-7356 BERMAN Phone: (202) 225-4695 Fax: (202) 225-3196Phone: (818) 994-7200 Fax: (818) 994-1050 EXPRESS YOUR OUTRAGE AT THE WAY THIS IS BEING DONE We've been getting assurances all day that the bill was "dead for thisyear.

" TELL THEM NOT TO PASS THIS ANTI-COPYRIGHT LAW * UNDER COVER OF NIGHT* UNDER COVER OF ECONOMIC CRISIS* UNDER COVER OF ANOTHER TELEVISED DEBATE TELL THEM THIS IS AN OUTRAGEOUS WAY TO RE-WRITE THE COPYRIGHT LAWS OFTHE UNITED STATES - Brad Holland and Cynthia Turner, for the Board of the Illustrators'Partnership Please post or forward this message immediately to any interested party.

_______________________________________________________________ For news and information:Illustrators' Partnership Orphan Works Blog:http://ipaorphanworks.
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Illustrators, photographers, fine artists, songwriters, musicians, andcountless licensing firms all believe this bill will harm their smallbusinesses.
U.
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Creators and the image-making public can email Congress through theCapwiz site: http://capwiz.
com/illustratorspartnership/home/ net/tn.
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Congress to uphold copyrightprotection for the world's artists.
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS please fax these 4 U.
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State Agencies and appealto your home representatives for intervention.
http://www.
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jsp?e=001V4BoLmcdcX2FbfvS_E0KspcCJUBPkscwkQWxXjCNRv-qVQa_A8dN1ZmWiMTRvNydLpBt5bPqnYiQHs8yFUeOP4tuJu83Su3xgNfej-cSOuJLc-Tzg8M5_xWYENto8TPra4OYY7kB_9igOuLbCvd_IoliP_ulUbv-iAt578FVDLK4NrScnVp2-IfXZAwsnCg5> CALL CONGRESS: 1-800-828-0498.
Tell the U.
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Capitol SwitchboardOperator "I would like to leave a message for Congressperson __________that I oppose the Orphan Works Act.
" The switchboard operator willpatch you through to the lawmaker's office and often take a messagewhich also gets passed on to the lawmaker.
Once you're put through tellyour Representative the message again.
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STOP THE U.
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ORPHAN WORKS ACT NOW.