Orphan Works comment 0660

I L L U S T R A T O R S ’P A R T N E R S H I P8 4 5 M O R A I N E S T R E E T M A R S H F I E L D , M A S S A C H U S E T T S USA 0 2 0 5 0T ( 7 8 1 ) 8 3 7 - 9 1 5 2 w w w . i l l u s t r a t o r s p a r t n e r s h i p . o r g F ( 7 8 1 ) 8 3 7 - 9 1 5 2March 24, 2005Jule L. SigallAssociate Register for Policy & International AffairsU.S. Copyright OfficeCopyright GC/I&RP.O. Box 70400Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024RE: Orphan Works Study (70 FR 3739)On behalf of the undersigned illustrators and arts organizations, we respectfullypetition the U.S. Copyright Office to maintain copyright protection of so-calledorphaned works on all visual artistic works for the following reasons:It’s not valid to infer that a protected work of art has been abandoned simplybecause a potential user has difficulty identifying or locating an artist. Many worksappear in print or on the internet as a result of unauthorized usage, and unsophisticatedusers may copy art from multiple sources. Also, as publishers adapt previously printededitions to the internet, artistic works may be separated from their original contextwithout attribution. If a work of art is orphaned because of unlawful or feckless usage,its integrity will be irreparably compromised by stripping it of protection.Automatic protection of visual artistic works is guaranteed without ...