“An attempt is being made to push through Congress an Orphan Works Act………………….. These companies want to use and sell these works without gaining the permission of the rightsholders, typically writers and their heirs………. I ask all writers to join our artist colleagues and write their protests to Senator Leahy, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, which is starting to mark up the bill today. Senator Leahy’s email address is senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov . The email address of the Committee’s ranking Republican, Sen. Arlen Specter, is senator_specter@specter.senate.gov. …”
President Gerard Colby, NWU/UAW Local 1981.
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