Lamar Smith has a nack for writing bills that I hate, but this rule change is baddly needed and I support it. Chairman Lamar Smith (TX-21) today introduced the “Orphan Works Act of 2006” (H.R. 5439), which creates new guidelines for use of copyrighted material when the original owner cannot be located.
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