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  • From: Anatoly Volynets <av AT total-knowledge.com>
  • To: tom poe <tompoe AT amihost.com>
  • Cc: Open Studios <Open_Studios AT yahoogroups.com>, Community Studios <community_studios AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Community_studios] Re: [Open_Studios] [Fwd: Comment on Orphan Works from Tom Poe of Reno, NV]
  • Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 13:25:31 -0800 (PST)

I wonder what prevents them to act as they do with real properties in
similar cases? It can be advertised for some definite period of time in
certain media that such and such work is abandoned. If no right owner
shows up then work is announced to enter public domain. End of story.

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005, tom poe wrote:

:
: Here's a copy of what was sent to our Copyright Office on behalf of Open
: Studios. I encourage everyone to send your $.02 cents worth as well.
: The info (OrphanWorks) and link is on:
: http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/php/homepage.php
: Tom
:
: -----Forwarded Message-----
:
: > From: tompoe AT studioforrecording.org
: > To: orphanworks AT loc.gov, tompoe AT studioforrecording.org
: > Subject: Comment on Orphan Works from Tom Poe of Reno, NV
: > Date: 03 Mar 2005 09:00:12 -0800
: >
: > To: Jule L. Sigall
: > Associate Register for Policy & International Affairs
: >
: > Date: 03/03/2005
: >
: > From: Tom Poe
: > Title: Director
: > Org: Open Studios
: > Address1: P.O. Box 7202
: > City: Reno
: > State: NV
: > Zip: 89510
: > Email: tompoe AT studioforrecording.org
: > Phone: 775-337-2107
: >
: > Comment:
: > Some time back, a fellow named, Olu, from Ghana, West Africa, requested
help to further his music career. He had songs he wanted put to music. Each
song would need to be "vetted" for originality, then set to music, and, of
course, the music would need to be "vetted" for originality. Olu had no
money. In fact, Olu often had to choose between paying for a meal or paying
to read his email from a cybercafe, somewhere in Africa.
: >
: > In our work, which is to assist communities to build and operate
community-based recording studios, we find this scenario played out within
inner-city neighborhoods. The problem is there, and it is out of reach for
almost everyone. The cost of identifying and arranging to pay unknown
copyright holders is overwhelming.
: >
: > Technology is available to solve this problem, to make the search for
"vetting" of potentially copyrighted conflicts simple. The copyright office
has an obligation to the Olu(s) of the world, and we look forward to seeing
how that obligation is handled.
: > Respectfully,
: > Tom Poe
: > Open Studios
: > Reno, NV, USA
: > www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/
: > ----
: >
:
: > To: Jule L. Sigall
: > Associate Register for Policy & International Affairs
: >
: > Date: 03/03/2005
: >
: > From: Tom Poe
: > Title: Director
: > Org: Open Studios
: > Address1: P.O. Box 7202
: > City: Reno
: > State: NV
: > Zip: 89510
: > Email: tompoe AT studioforrecording.org
: > Phone: 775-337-2107
: >
: > Comment:
: > Some time back, a fellow named, Olu, from Ghana, West Africa, requested
help to further his music career. He had songs he wanted put to music. Each
song would need to be "vetted" for originality, then set to music, and, of
course, the music would need to be "vetted" for originality. Olu had no
money. In fact, Olu often had to choose between paying for a meal or paying
to read his email from a cybercafe, somewhere in Africa.
: >
: > In our work, which is to assist communities to build and operate
community-based recording studios, we find this scenario played out within
inner-city neighborhoods. The problem is there, and it is out of reach for
almost everyone. The cost of identifying and arranging to pay unknown
copyright holders is overwhelming.
: >
: > Technology is available to solve this problem, to make the search for
"vetting" of potentially copyrighted conflicts simple. The copyright office
has an obligation to the Olu(s) of the world, and we look forward to seeing
how that obligation is handled.
: > Respectfully,
: > Tom Poe
: > Open Studios
: > Reno, NV, USA
: > www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/
:
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Anatoly Volynets
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