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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Illinois Railway Museum
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Orphan Works Opposition: Plan B
Copied from the Illustrators' Partnership Blog;
SEPT 27 Yesterday, in a cynical move, the sponsors of the Senate Orphan Works Act passed their controversial bill by a controversial practice known as hotlining.With lawmakers scrambling to raise 700 billion dollars to bail out businesses that are “too big to fail,” the Senate passed a bill that would force small copyright holders to subsidize big internet interests such as Google, which has already said it plans to use millions of the images this bill will orphan.With the meltdown on Wall Street, this is no time for Congress to concentrate our nation’s copyright wealth in the hands of a few privately owned corporate databases. The contents of these databases would be more valuable than secure banking information. Yet this bill would compel creators to risk their own intellectual property to supply content to these corporate business models. That means it would be our assets at risk in the event of their failure or mismanagement.As David Rhodes, President of the School of Visual Arts has said, the Orphan Works bill would socialize the expense of copyright protection while privatizing the profit of creative endeavors. Copyright owners neither want nor need this legislation. It will do great harm to small businesses. We already have a banking crisis. Congress should not lay the groundwork for a copyright crisis.– Brad Holland and Cynthia Turner, for the Illustrators’ Partnership
NOW FOR PLAN B We MUST try to stop the House Judiciary Committee from folding their bill (HR5889) and adopting the Senate version. PLEASE EMAIL CONGRESS TODAY. If you’ve done it before, do it again!It takes only a minute to use our new special letter.Click on the link below, enter your zip code, and take the next steps.Thanks to all of you who heeded the call to action yesterday.
http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/issues/alert/?alertid=11980321
Over 70 organizations oppose this bill, representing over half a million creators.Illustrators, photographers, fine artists, songwriters, musicians, and countless licensing firms all believe this bill will harm their small businesses. The Illustrators Partnership Capwiz site is open to professional creators and any member of the image-making public.
SEPT 27 Yesterday, in a cynical move, the sponsors of the Senate Orphan Works Act passed their controversial bill by a controversial practice known as hotlining.With lawmakers scrambling to raise 700 billion dollars to bail out businesses that are “too big to fail,” the Senate passed a bill that would force small copyright holders to subsidize big internet interests such as Google, which has already said it plans to use millions of the images this bill will orphan.With the meltdown on Wall Street, this is no time for Congress to concentrate our nation’s copyright wealth in the hands of a few privately owned corporate databases. The contents of these databases would be more valuable than secure banking information. Yet this bill would compel creators to risk their own intellectual property to supply content to these corporate business models. That means it would be our assets at risk in the event of their failure or mismanagement.As David Rhodes, President of the School of Visual Arts has said, the Orphan Works bill would socialize the expense of copyright protection while privatizing the profit of creative endeavors. Copyright owners neither want nor need this legislation. It will do great harm to small businesses. We already have a banking crisis. Congress should not lay the groundwork for a copyright crisis.– Brad Holland and Cynthia Turner, for the Illustrators’ Partnership
NOW FOR PLAN B We MUST try to stop the House Judiciary Committee from folding their bill (HR5889) and adopting the Senate version. PLEASE EMAIL CONGRESS TODAY. If you’ve done it before, do it again!It takes only a minute to use our new special letter.Click on the link below, enter your zip code, and take the next steps.Thanks to all of you who heeded the call to action yesterday.
http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/issues/alert/?alertid=11980321
Over 70 organizations oppose this bill, representing over half a million creators.Illustrators, photographers, fine artists, songwriters, musicians, and countless licensing firms all believe this bill will harm their small businesses. The Illustrators Partnership Capwiz site is open to professional creators and any member of the image-making public.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Call your Senator, Orphan Works is on the floor!
***UPDATE*** The Senate Version Has Passed.... Unless you call your elected officials tonight, it will be expensive to get your work back tomorrow!
FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS' PARTNERSHIP
ORPHAN WORKS BILL HOTLINEDAgain.THIS MEANS IT COULD PASS THE SENATE THIS AFTERNOONPLEASE CALL YOUR SENATORS IMMEDIATELYASK THEM TO VOTE NO ON THIS BILL:S2913 THE SHAWN BENTLEY ORPHAN WORKS ACT OF 2008ASK THEM TO PUT A "HOLD" ON THE BILL:TELL THEM YOU OPPOSE THIS CONTROVERSIAL BILLASK THEM NOT TO PASS IT WITHOUT A FULL AND OPEN HEARINGWARN THEM THAT IT WILL DO GREAT HARM TO SMALL BUSINESSESTo find your Senators' phone numbers go to the Illustrators' Partnership Orphan Works site:http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001tp3hAUJ-ARbTL_Q4FaSRsPsHX3w1zdgV9gsZi75d_dLck3EfUIyEubV-LMhNUwg-zVDhTQ829iPnNqEQnzFGpyhM-fX541-_yLcf4cwgWET62MhUmUVkY9PdJ7U-OLIS8q7CmG6LkmPiEZNpLc4Be3ACSuOlF20J-XMDKOYz6SzrAIJ2RMCzZfjbUo7r1YfZjZGa56D5afw=At the top of the home page, click on "Elected Officials"You'll find a US map:Click on your state,Then "Senators,"Then click on each Senator's name,Then click "Contact."This will give you their phone and fax numbers.Please phone and fax them both immediately.-Brad Holland and Cynthia Turner, for the Board of the Illustrators' Partnership
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Over 70 organizations are united in opposing this bill in its current form. Illustrators, photographers, fine artists, songwriters, musicians, and countless licensing firms all believe this bill will harm their small businesses.The Capwiz site is open to professional creators and any member of the image-making public. Sample letters have been provided. International artists will find a special link, with a sample letter and instructions as to whom to write.If you received our mail as a forwarded message, and wish to be added to our mailing list, email us at:mailto:illustratorspartnership@cnymail.com Place "Add Name" in the subject line, and provide your name and the email address you want used in the message area. Please post or forward this message in its entirety to any interested party.
FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS' PARTNERSHIP
ORPHAN WORKS BILL HOTLINEDAgain.THIS MEANS IT COULD PASS THE SENATE THIS AFTERNOONPLEASE CALL YOUR SENATORS IMMEDIATELYASK THEM TO VOTE NO ON THIS BILL:S2913 THE SHAWN BENTLEY ORPHAN WORKS ACT OF 2008ASK THEM TO PUT A "HOLD" ON THE BILL:TELL THEM YOU OPPOSE THIS CONTROVERSIAL BILLASK THEM NOT TO PASS IT WITHOUT A FULL AND OPEN HEARINGWARN THEM THAT IT WILL DO GREAT HARM TO SMALL BUSINESSESTo find your Senators' phone numbers go to the Illustrators' Partnership Orphan Works site:http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001tp3hAUJ-ARbTL_Q4FaSRsPsHX3w1zdgV9gsZi75d_dLck3EfUIyEubV-LMhNUwg-zVDhTQ829iPnNqEQnzFGpyhM-fX541-_yLcf4cwgWET62MhUmUVkY9PdJ7U-OLIS8q7CmG6LkmPiEZNpLc4Be3ACSuOlF20J-XMDKOYz6SzrAIJ2RMCzZfjbUo7r1YfZjZGa56D5afw=At the top of the home page, click on "Elected Officials"You'll find a US map:Click on your state,Then "Senators,"Then click on each Senator's name,Then click "Contact."This will give you their phone and fax numbers.Please phone and fax them both immediately.-Brad Holland and Cynthia Turner, for the Board of the Illustrators' Partnership
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Over 70 organizations are united in opposing this bill in its current form. Illustrators, photographers, fine artists, songwriters, musicians, and countless licensing firms all believe this bill will harm their small businesses.The Capwiz site is open to professional creators and any member of the image-making public. Sample letters have been provided. International artists will find a special link, with a sample letter and instructions as to whom to write.If you received our mail as a forwarded message, and wish to be added to our mailing list, email us at:mailto:illustratorspartnership@cnymail.com Place "Add Name" in the subject line, and provide your name and the email address you want used in the message area. Please post or forward this message in its entirety to any interested party.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
TAKE ACTION: DON'T LET CONGRESS ORPHAN OUR WORK
There are those in Washington that say the Orphan Works legislation is dead for the year, but right now there is a flurry of activity trying to get the bank mess straightened out. Please press to your elected officials how much the Orphan Works legislation would harm those that would generate art, images, & photos for public consumption.
For more information, and links to your elected officials, follow this link;
http://ipaorphanworks.blogspot.com/
Thank you.
For more information, and links to your elected officials, follow this link;
http://ipaorphanworks.blogspot.com/
Thank you.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Keeping an eye on Mom
Okay, the past few days have been fun. Mom was fighting a fever over the weekend, with help from my sister[I was out of town]. The fever however had fought its way back twice, at which time my sister had taken our Mom to the hospital. After the usual plethora of tests, the verdict was pneumonia. Well, It sounds like Mom will be out tomorrow[Horay!]. So I've been a bit pre occupied.
I am hoping to make it to the Great Midwest Train Show in October, see you there.
I am hoping to make it to the Great Midwest Train Show in October, see you there.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Eye problems
I thought things had been getting so much better. I will not be attending the show this weekend, as I have been unable to prepare these last few days.
From what my doctor said, I have not scratched my eye again, rather a layer of my cornea came off(Much like a layer of onion skin, once the layer starts to come free, the rest easily follows). As this has taken place in my eye, the discomfort has been extreme at times, also making extended periods of sleep difficult. I have not considered driving in this condition, it just seems like a bad idea. I open one eye periodically, to try and get a few things accomplished, but the eye that is having problems can't take the movement for very long. So I lay on my back, thinking my eye is already better, getting sleep when I can.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Another Show Is Approching
With less than a week to the next show, things are shaping up. I've been going over the notes from the last show, and implementing a few changes in presentation & pricing. I still need to get more of my images up on the website, it's just a matter of actually doing it for a few hours one night.
On a camera note, Nikon is introducing a new DSLR, the D90, sometime this month. It looks like the camera I've been waiting for. I haven't purchased a DSLR yer, I'd been looking for all of the right elements in one package. The hard part was most of what I found had the elements I was after only in the pro-gear, and with that lovely pro-gear pricing. The D90 answers the amateur's needs in pricing, and throws HD video in too, a first for DSLR. That, I have to say, swayed my interest. I'm looking forward to its release, sooner the better!
On a camera note, Nikon is introducing a new DSLR, the D90, sometime this month. It looks like the camera I've been waiting for. I haven't purchased a DSLR yer, I'd been looking for all of the right elements in one package. The hard part was most of what I found had the elements I was after only in the pro-gear, and with that lovely pro-gear pricing. The D90 answers the amateur's needs in pricing, and throws HD video in too, a first for DSLR. That, I have to say, swayed my interest. I'm looking forward to its release, sooner the better!
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