The following was copied from another source
[link] in order to spread the word about what could possibly kill free art as we know it:
"Orphan Works
Or, How You May Lose All the Rights to Every Piece of Art You Have Ever Created!
On April 5th, 2008, I interviewed Brad Holland of the Illustrator's Partnership about the Orphan Works bill and how it affects every artist and photographer in the world.
YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO THIS
[link] because you are about to lose your copyright protection. Every one of you needs to stand up and be heard in order to protect what we have all created.
Please forward this information to every creative person and group you know. I give permission for this audio file to be copied and transferred and replayed so that everyone may learn about what is going on."
[link] <-same link as above. Seriously tho. Listen and fear.
This must be fought against. I do not know how. I would like help in finding out more info on this and how we as artists can fight this before it gets out of hand and free art is no longer free. I assume this is one of the 'right' places to post this and hope that others are as angered by this as me and knows how we can stop this foolishness.