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A Plan to Rescue Orphan Works

May 8, 2008
Urge Your Member of Congress to Support New Legislation

Gigi Sohn

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President, Public Knowledge, the Washington, D.C., advocacy group dedicated to the information commons and the public’s stake in the Internet, digital technologies and intellectual property law.

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Webcasting Treaty Would Seize Rights from Creators and the Public

September 20, 2005
In the latest corporate raid on the cultural commons, the U.S. is promoting a treaty that would allow the "enclosure" of works already in the public domain.