A cursory reading of the orphan works bill

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The L.A. Times publishes a letter to the editor from one Gerald W. Puschel that makes the case that, “H.R. 5439, the Orphan Works Act of 2006, gives competitors [of a copyright holder], customers and anyone else the right to use original designs for profit after only a cursory search for the rightful copyright owner.” I guess that by “cursory search” he means “performed and documented a reasonably diligent search in good faith” because that’s how the bill reads. Don’t believe the hype; the Orphan Works Act is not a get out of jail free card for infringers, and courts won’t stand for “cursory searches.”

Jul 28, 2006 | Comments | Tags: ,

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