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Read our current issue: Volume 12, Issue 2 - Spring 2007

Cost and Resource Allocation Under the Orphan Works Act of 2006
By David B. Sherman
As a result of legislation passed to extend the duration of copyright protection and to eliminate the formalities previously required to obtain it, a large category of works has been created that are protected by copyright, but whose copyright owners cannot be identified or contacted to obtain permission to use the works. These “orphan works” are ...
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