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Everything You Know About Copyright Is About To Change(SHARE
10 years ago
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6902756/
Excerpt:
Copyright law is about to change
For more than a year Congress has been holding hearings for the drafting of a brand new US Copyright Act. At its heart is the return of Orphan Works
What does this mean for artists?
it means it will make it easier for infringers to steal artists works and harder for people who are making or trying to make a living out of art more difficult. This will effect every artist and all the artwork they have created, are creating, and will be created. Corporates, Big businesses, and publishers want this to pass to make money out off artists works without paying us artists for past, current, and future artwork.
What exactly is the big change?
Right now under current law, the moment you create a piece of artwork, it's instantly protected under copyright law with you as the copyright holder, meaning if someone infringes on your rights by creating derivative works upon your work, or simply marketing/using it without your permission, you get to sue and claim it. You are in charge and control of what happens with your work.
With the law change your art will no longer be protected from the moment it's created; rather, you have to register each and every work individually with profit organizations to make your rights legitimate.
Sucks big time, right? First of all ain't nobody got time for this and secondly, my work is mine, and should be acknowledged as such always.
This law opens doors and gates for corporations to leech off our work without paying us anything. This law change does not have the benefits of the individual artists in mind, it only cares for corporations to make quick and easy bucks off our works.
So please, look into this, spring to action, and SHARE IT, so more people can learn about it!
It's not the first time that they tried to wiggle this law through, it's time to oppose and stop it again and claim our rights as they are! --
Even if you don't draw, maybe you write, take photos ANYTHING THAT IS ART. Post this and spread this like wildfire. We only have until Thursday to get the word out and speak against this bullshit act!! Don't let congress take away our hard work and God given talents for their selfish reasons!!!
SPREAD THIS PLEASE!! POST IT AND TAG YOUR FRIENDS!!"
COPIED FROM
Raesheris
Excerpt:
Copyright law is about to change
For more than a year Congress has been holding hearings for the drafting of a brand new US Copyright Act. At its heart is the return of Orphan Works
What does this mean for artists?
it means it will make it easier for infringers to steal artists works and harder for people who are making or trying to make a living out of art more difficult. This will effect every artist and all the artwork they have created, are creating, and will be created. Corporates, Big businesses, and publishers want this to pass to make money out off artists works without paying us artists for past, current, and future artwork.
What exactly is the big change?
Right now under current law, the moment you create a piece of artwork, it's instantly protected under copyright law with you as the copyright holder, meaning if someone infringes on your rights by creating derivative works upon your work, or simply marketing/using it without your permission, you get to sue and claim it. You are in charge and control of what happens with your work.
With the law change your art will no longer be protected from the moment it's created; rather, you have to register each and every work individually with profit organizations to make your rights legitimate.
Sucks big time, right? First of all ain't nobody got time for this and secondly, my work is mine, and should be acknowledged as such always.
This law opens doors and gates for corporations to leech off our work without paying us anything. This law change does not have the benefits of the individual artists in mind, it only cares for corporations to make quick and easy bucks off our works.
So please, look into this, spring to action, and SHARE IT, so more people can learn about it!
It's not the first time that they tried to wiggle this law through, it's time to oppose and stop it again and claim our rights as they are! --
Even if you don't draw, maybe you write, take photos ANYTHING THAT IS ART. Post this and spread this like wildfire. We only have until Thursday to get the word out and speak against this bullshit act!! Don't let congress take away our hard work and God given talents for their selfish reasons!!!
SPREAD THIS PLEASE!! POST IT AND TAG YOUR FRIENDS!!"
COPIED FROM
Raesheris 