Creator’s Comments

• Jun 10th, 2015 @ 3:47am

  Re:

  on Only The Copyright Office Would 'Fix' The Problem Of Orphan Works By Doubling Down On The Problem Itself
  This is not true. I manage copyrights and ever time we license our artwork or when we have our own books, we maintain ownership of the copyright. I recently negotiated a contract with a major publisher and when I asked about this, I was told that it was a standard request. The shift of ownership from publishers and syndicates to the creator has been happening for more than 30 years. (Although that does give some credence to the truly orphaned works prior to the change to copyright law in the 1970s