Dear
Friends – Jeff Cunard, CAA Counsel, has suggested how to make your letter
regarding Orphan Works even more effective than Prue Adler’s very
general, though to-the-point letter. Here’s what he recommends: “…some appropriate points for these
letters: how OW are used by the writer, why what the writer does contributes to
scholarship, creativity, etc., what the problems are with using OWs, how the
legislation is helpful/solves the problems (or at least meaningfully addresses
the problem), that the Member of Congress should resist attempts to water it
down, or render it useless, and that the Member should support the bill and act
rapidly to support its enactment.”
If anybody needs more background on Orphan Works, you may check out my website –
http://www.uoregon.edu/~csundt/copyweb/
I have devoted a new section to the happenings associated with Orphan
Works with documents, transcripts, and audio files from various hearing that
led up to the current action.
Thanks, again, for your help.
Christine L. Sundt
Visual Resources Consultant & Educator
P.O. Box 5316
Eugene, OR 97405-5316 - U.S.A.
541-485-1420