Ths is a link to sign a petition against this act;
(http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/no-to-orphan-works-act.html)

Everyone everywhere on the planet many sign this petition – I hope all of you who haven’t will do it now. Below is another great link – but I want to make sure I give everyone something the can do to help! There is another international link below also.

Nature Reflections VI, Digital © Diane Clancy

This is a fantastic link!!! For people in the US this link gives you lots of options!! (http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/) – you use their letters or personalize them – there are lots of versions – for supporters of artists, different kinds of artists – it is great!! Please take a couple (literally) of minutes

Here is a link to let people outside the US do more. (http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/01_topics/article.php?searchterm=00267) … it deos not look quite as easy, but I hope you will go do it. Thank you!!

Here is the latest from the Illustrators’ Partnership

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FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARTNERSHIP
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Since yesterday (May 7th), over 31, 000 letters have gone out from our
Orphan Works advocacy site.

Q: What can we do next?

1. Write the House Judiciary Committee. We’ve set up a special alert to
contact members of this important committee.

Go to our Take Action/Alert site:

http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/

Look for the sample letter labeled “Contact House Judiciary Committee
NOW” and send it.

If your Representative is not a member of the House Judiciary Committee,
this will send him a message asking him to contact his colleagues on
that Committee on your behalf, urging them to oppose the bill.

2. Ask for support from family and friends:

Please ask your friends and family (5 to 10 others) who support your
creative work to also go to the site. They can follow the instructions
to easily send a message of opposition to this reckless bill. Look for
the sample letter labeled “For Supporters of Visual Artists – Wrong to
Weaken Copyright Law” and send it.

3. Spread the word to the public: Photosharing on Web will now be at risk:

Please alert your friends who post photos to the web their personal
property will be at risk. Look for the sample letter labeled “For the
Image-Making Public – Protect Personal Property”and send it.

For more information about the Orphan Works Act of 2008:

IPA Statement to House Subcommittee March 20, 2008:
http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/01_topics/article.php?searchterm=00261

IPA Senate Mark-up Comments April 30, 2008:
http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/ow_docs

Geneva/ May 7, 2008 Orphan Works Bill Catches Global Attention/
Intellectual Property
Watch/ http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1028

MP3 Interview: http://www.sellyourtvconceptnow.com/orphan.html

YouTube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CqBZd0cP5Yc

All ammendments are listed here:
http://judiciary.house.gov/Printshop.aspx?Section=839

Please post this message or forward it to any interested party. You can post or copy and or all of this post.

I think this is sort of a cool painting because you can see so far into – so deep – the image. Obviously it is a variation of the last few. I am very tired today. I had planned a nice relaxing day today where I could rest and catch up … and the discouraging work I was doing a few days ago got reactivated this morning. Which is fine. But I got notified that I needed to overnight printouts – that I did not have printed yet. I understand why and it was an excellent strategy – but just implemented at the last minute. And I understand why. But the post office and Fedex place closed in about 30 – 60 minutes … so I needed to go into hypermode. And now I am pretty, pretty sick. There is a reason I do everything pretty much early – I don’t function well that other way. So I am exhausted and needing to rest. Please tell me how you are.

~ Diane Clancy

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