This list is, and should remain, a politics-free zone. Rick
--- On Fri, 9/26/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Important: Orphan Works is being HOTLINED today - Call your Reps and > Senators NOW!!! > To: "PDML List" <[email protected]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Friday, September 26, 2008, 5:18 PM > --- Time Sensitive: Orphan Works is being HOTLINED today - > Call your > Reps and Senators NOW!!! --- > > Sorry for the political announcement. This is for US > folks, although > it might be worthwhile for those who live in other > countries to see > what's going on here and look at what their governments > are doing on > this sort of stuff. > > I've been tracking this issue for a while. I think > it's important to > act. If you have not been tracking it, I would suggest > reading about > it from the informational links below for more information. > > Again, my apologies for the politics. > > Godfrey > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > This is very important to anybody who values the > copyright to their > > own works. You can send a message to representatives > with one click > > here: > > > > > http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/issues/alert/?alertid=11442621 > > > > > >> Dear all, > >> > >> We have an emergency-they are attempting to > HOTLINE the orphan > >> works bill in > >> Senate and push it through the House!!! NOW, as > you read this. > >> Don't wait !!!!! > >> > >> PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SENATOR AND CONGRESSPERSON TO > VOTE NO ON THE > >> ORPHAN > >> WORKS BILLS -House H.R. 5889 and one in the Senate > S. 2913 > >> > >> The proposed legislation, if it passes as it is > now written, will > >> change US > >> copyright law. Such a change, as it is now > written, will negatively > >> impact > >> artists of all disciplines (literary, visual, > music, etc.), as well > >> as every > >> US citizen. There are two bills - one filed in the > House H.R. 5889 > >> and one > >> in the Senate S. 2913. > >> > >> Contact your Congressperson and Senator- To find > out who represents > >> you: > >> www.vote-smart.org > >> > >> The Illustrators Partnership of America has a > wonderful website > >> that goes > >> into much more detail on this legislation and you > can also down > >> load the > >> legislation off of their website to read it for > yourself. > >> > >> http://www.illustratorspartnership.org > >> > >> Their website also has an easy way for you to > contact your > >> Congressperson > >> and Senator: > >> > >> http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/ > >> > >> TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO CALL ON THIS ISSUE AND > ASK THEM TO CALL > >> THEIR > >> SENATORS AND CONGRESSPERSON! > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
