Orphan Works Legislation

Originally posted January 2009 - Updated February 2022

Please Note: ConceptArt (from the original post) is no longer available, those links won't work.

Updated Information can be found here at Petapixel.com:

Orphan Works Copyright Law Being Considered Again in the US

Everything You Know About Copyright Is About To Change - Brad Holland

Here below is the original content I originally posted:

Recently, I received more mail on the subject of Orphan Works Legislation. The body of the letter was actually the text from this website: https://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=145485 And here is the video mentioned in the text:

   

 My answer to this would be: Interesting, to a point. Understandably, everybody is up in arms about this.To get a better view, maybe check out this site: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/index.html and look under the tab: Legislation. From there, you will find many useful links, articles and blogs regarding this subject. 

These I found informative and interesting: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/opinion/20lessig.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=orphan+works&st=nyt https://www.withersworldwide.com/news-publications/419/visual-art-america.aspx https://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2913/show http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5889/show 

 My Quote: NO SOUP IS EATEN AS HOT AS IT IS COOKED. It won't fly without amendments. Currently, there are many art and photo sites on the internet, and from what I read, I don't need a "paid for registry" (though some poor sap might be conned into that) - the existing ones (and any that may follow to make a quick buck) , in my opinion, rate on the same level as Vanity Galleries. The (free) service ConceptArt speaks of is also served by many other sites (I belong to oodles of art and photo sites, besides my own website, and through any one of them searchers can get my contact easily, so none of my works are 'orphaned')............

WIKIPEDIA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_work

Image by ❤️ Remains Healthy ❤️ from Pixabay 

 

Yes - proof positive FACEBOOK IS BEING STUPID!

This is from the USA Conversation, and I am posting from Austria!!!!!

There are no Kangaroos in Austria, you Zuckerberg Morons!

Quote:

In response to Australian government legislation, Facebook restricts the posting of news links and all posts from news Pages in Australia. Globally, the posting and sharing of news links from Australian publications is restricted.

Subsequently, I shared this on Facebook from my Twitter Feed:

How the media may be making the COVID-19 mental health epidemic worse

This happened to me yesterday already when I tried to share a UK Conversation Article, but yesterday there was no warning, just a error message, and subsequently I posted a question on Facebook which caused a lot of head scratching, until he mystery got solved today.  

​Eventually, I resorted to the same "trick" of posting my Twitter feed. 

From trippy drugs to therapeutic aids – how psychedelics got their groove back

Both of these articles are highly recommended to read, they deal directly, and the second one indirectly, with Corona Virus issues, so please follow the links.

CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES

The Minoan Epiphany - A Bronze Age Visionary Culture

I am posting here a copy from my friend Bruce Rimell's publication, with the purpose to bring it to a larger audience.

The original web page is found HERE

THE MINOAN EPIPHANY: A Bronze Age Visionary Culture

Archaeological Evidence for Ecstatic Ritual and Altered States of Consciousness in Cretan Prehistory

Genre: Archaeology / Art / Aegean Prehistory

Size: 296 pages with over 180 illustrations

Format: PDF Electronic Publication

Release Date: January 2021

Available to read or download for free via the links below

Representing an interesting forerunner to Bruce Rimell's Visionary Humanist philosophy which represents the majority of his current independent research interests, ‘The Minoan Epiphany: A Bronze Age Visionary Culture’ is the culmination of several years of research into the Minoan civilisation and surrounding contemporary cultures of the Bronze Age Aegean.

This volume gathers research from 2009-13, which formed a website presentation entitled 'The Minoan Epiphany', together with art historical essays on Minoan themes from the years 2014-15, supplemented with new research on selected Bronze Age Aegean artefacts conducted in 2020.

This 296 page Electronic Publication in PDF format is exclusively available for free download from Xibalba Books and a higher quality version from Bruce Rimell's Academia.edu portal. A version of this Electronic Publication is also available for free viewing at Google Books.

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Download 'The Minoan Epiphany' from Xibalba Books (96dpi, 13.2 MB)

Download 'The Minoan Epiphany' from Academia.edu (200dpi, 48.4 MB)

Read 'The Minoan Epiphany' on Google Books

SOCIAL CREDIT IN CHINA

Here is a video from the post from one of my friends on Facebook . A frightening future awaits us if this is indeed the "blueprint" and example for our governments!

PLEASE NOTE - THE VIDEO FROM FACEBOOK MUST HAVE BEEN DELETED
HERE IS A SIMILAR VERSION ON YOUTUBE: 

This was the full text of the Post: 

China has shown us excellent ways of dealing with "The Situation", and these ways are being emulated by our glorious leaders. Our leaders also mentioned Big Data, and other stuff. Just by the way, without too much attention placed on it. They are easing us into it, not too much at once, allowing us to get used to the idea, so we can accept it more easily. I think it's not bad to be informed about various great trends that are on the rise. I already posted a little bit about this earlier. It is seen as a helpful development of society which benefits people tremendously, as you will hear several of them explain: "It's a good thing! A society has to have rules." Therefore, any and all rules, whatever they may be, are a good thing! You see? It's a remarkable logic... And so, as long as you live life exactly according to specifications, there are perks to be had, like paying only half the bus fare. Do you remember when you saw Asian tourists walking around with protective face masks, and you thought that was weird?(Yes, I have asked this question before.) This year, you have witnessed the birth of a new narrative. It grabbed hold of many, creating a wide-spread paralyses of the spirit. Trapped within fear, it was additionally reinforced by a dictated pretense of "caring for others". Removing some of the new regulations, by way of demonstration etc., isn't going to do much. The narrative is a power-tool, it is an enabler. THAT is the single most important thing to keep in mind. It allows for almost anything to be pushed through, "in the name of the narrative". On the other side of this narrative are love, nature, the human spirit... I think some of you have forgotten how powerful it can be. The human spirit is immeasurable, and uncontainable.... UNLESS, we detain it ourselves, or allow others to convince us of mental/emotional traps. 

I wrote this text two weeks ago, but decided not to share it back then, but... why not. It's just information, about a "great new trend", and some thoughts. It can't harm to know a bit more, right? Oh! Starting Monday, the Bank Austria will be measuring the customers' temperature at the entrance. A heightened temperature or refusal to be measured means denial of service. There is absolutely no justification for that at this point, in Austria, but they don't need a justification, you see? They have the narrative. That's all they need.

The original post on Facebook had been deleted 

what you see here is a copy from the text that went with a uploaded video

SINCE I WAS EDITING THIS ANYWAY, here a some other videos on the subject:

An Introduction to China’s Social Corporate Credit System

China’s social credit system is a database or set of databases that keep up-to-date information on the behavior of individuals, corporations, and governmental entities across China.  The social credit system has some similarities with the credit ratings provide for individuals and corporations in other countries, but captures information on a wider variety of behaviors.
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