Report on Orphan Works

By Library of Congress

Book Id: WPLBN0002096553
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 2.02 MB
Reproduction Date: 2006

Title:	Report on Orphan Works
Author:	Library of Congress
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Drama and Literature, Copyright Laws
Collections:	Education, Authors Community, Political Science, Literature, Most Popular Books in China
Historic Publication Date:	2006
Publisher:	United States Copyright Office

Member Page:	PG Reading Room
Citation APA MLA Chicago Of Congress, B. L. (2006). Report on Orphan Works. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Description
This Report addresses the issue of “orphan works,” a term used to describe the situation where the owner of a copyrighted work cannot be identified and located by someone who wishes to make use of the work in a manner that requires permission of the copyright owner. Even where the user has made a reasonably diligent effort to find the owner, if the owner is not found, the user faces uncertainty – she cannot determine whether or under what conditions the owner would permit use. Where the proposed use goes beyond an exemption or limitation to copyright, the user cannot reduce the risk of copyright liability for such use, because there is always a possibility, however remote, that a copyright owner could bring an infringement action after that use has begun.