[Ecommerce] LOC roundtables on orphan works this summer

[Manon Ress]

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The Copyright Office is examining issues raised by =93orphan works,=94
i.e., copyrighted works whose owners are difficult or even impossible
to locate. Concerns have been raised that the uncertainty surrounding
ownership of such works might needlessly discourage subsequent
creators and users from incorporating such works in new creative
efforts, or from making such works available to the public.

The Office has solicited written comments from all interested
parties. The Office has asked specifically whether there are
compelling concerns raised by orphan works that merit a legislative,
regulatory or other solution, and if so, what type of solution could
effectively address these concerns without conflicting with the
legitimate interests of authors and right holders.

The deadline for initial comments and reply comments has passed.
Initial comments have been posted here. Reply comments received have
been posted here. Please report any errors or broken links to
orphanworks@loc.gov.

Read the Federal Register Notice summarizing issues raised by orphan
works.

COPYRIGHT OFFICE ANNOUNCES PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE
DISCUSSIONS ON ORPHAN WORKS
The Copyright Office will hold public roundtable discussions
regarding orphan works later this summer. The cities and dates for
the discussions appear below.
Please be aware that the Copyright Office will soon issue a notice in
the Federal Register (and simultaneously on this website) with more
detailed information on these discussions. The notice will indicate
the exact locations and times of the meetings, a summary of the
issues to be discussed, and the procedure for requesting to
participate in the discussions. Persons wishing to participate in the
discussions must follow the procedure to be specified in the
forthcoming notice.
Washington, D.C.

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Berkeley, California

(hosted by the Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California -
Berkeley)

Tuesday, August 2, 2005