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you are awesome!!!!!!!
Tue May 6, 2008, 7:22 PM
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Tue Jan 29, 2008, 4:22 PM
~Jambang:iconJambang:
Hi Sam! :wave:
Mon Jan 21, 2008, 4:55 AM
*shunter:iconshunter:
:hug:
Mon Jan 21, 2008, 3:42 AM
*milbisous:iconmilbisous:
HAPPY NEW YEAR! :party:
Tue Jan 1, 2008, 11:32 AM
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Halo ~
Thu Dec 13, 2007, 3:48 AM
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Wed Oct 24, 2007, 9:27 PM
*Tarkie:iconTarkie:
:dance:Hiya!
Mon Oct 15, 2007, 9:35 AM
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oop, i missed it.... bah... anyways... happy belated to ya!
Sun Oct 7, 2007, 5:37 AM
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mooby
Sat Sep 29, 2007, 6:00 PM
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Happy birthday!!!!!
Fri Sep 28, 2007, 7:50 AM
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Happy birthday, Sam!!! :)
Tue Sep 25, 2007, 8:25 PM
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:music: Happy birthday to you :music: Happy Birthday to you! :blowkiss:
Tue Sep 25, 2007, 4:31 PM
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:gummybear::gummybear::gummybear: happy birthdayyy!! :blowkiss:
Tue Sep 25, 2007, 2:18 PM
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:cake: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAM!!! :cake:
Tue Sep 25, 2007, 12:59 AM
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:wave:
Thu Aug 16, 2007, 10:30 PM
=artistm0nk:iconartistm0nk:
I didn't know you listened to 4AD music... :D
Mon Aug 6, 2007, 6:45 AM
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The amount of actions in your shoutbox is CraZy! Happy late 4thJuly SamBoy!:excited:
Thu Jul 5, 2007, 10:06 AM
*shunter:iconshunter:
:hug: congrats on the DD :D
Fri Jun 22, 2007, 9:37 AM
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:hug: Sam! :D
Fri May 4, 2007, 7:46 AM

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Nemesis (update)

Journal Entry: Thu May 8, 2008, 8:41 PM
  • Listening to: The Magnetic Fields: California Girls
  • Reading: J.K. Rowling: HP And The Half-Blood Prince
  • Eating: Håagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream
  • Drinking: Espresso


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JAWS copyright 1975 Universal Studios



FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARTNERSHIP 5/12/08

Some backers of the controversial Orphan Works bill say they’re launching a campaign to “Rescue Orphan Works.”

From whom?


We’re not the ones interested in infringing other people’s copyrights.
We’re only interested in protecting our own.
If the “Rescue Orphan Works” folks really want to use only true orphaned work, they’d join us in asking that this bill be drafted accordingly.
From our written statement submitted to the Senate April 30, 2008 [link]

We believe the orphan works problem can be and should be solved with carefully crafted, specific limited exemptions.


• An exemption could be tailored to solve family photo restoration and reproduction issues.

• Usage for genealogy research is probably already covered by fair use, but could rate an exemption if deemed necessary.

• Limited exemptions could be designed for documentary filmmakers.

• Libraries and archives already have generous exemptions for their missions. However, if they believe they need expanded access to work whose authors are hard to find, we’d suggest that Congress adopt a variant of the Orphan Works clearance system in use in Canada.


Canada has created a statutory licensing scheme that allows licenses for the use of published works to be issued by the Copyright Board of Canada on behalf of unlocatable copyright owners.

The license is issued by the Canadian Copyright Board. Decisions are made on a case-by- case basis through application to the Board. If the Board is satisfied by the applicant’s efforts of e-mails, phone calls, written correspondence, approaches to copyright collectives, Internet searches, etc., then it may issue a non-exclusive license which is valid only in Canada, subject to any terms and conditions it sees fit.
[link]


A system such as this would serve potential users of orphaned work by allowing them to clear rights in an orderly, verified way. Therefore we respectfully ask that the Senate conduct further hearings to resolve the specific problem of providing public access to true orphaned works. Our objections to S.2913 – which incorporates the proposals made by the Copyright Office – is that its effects cannot be limited to old or abandoned copyrights.


There’s no need to “rescue orphan works” from artists.
And you don’t save orphans by making new ones!

Help solve the real orphan works problem: Don't Let Congress Orphan Your Work

2 minutes is all it takes to write Congress and protect your copyright:
[link]

Please forward this message to every artist you know.


If you received our mail as a forwarded message, and wish to be added to our mailing list, email us at: illustratorspartnership@cnymail.com
Place "Add Name" in the subject line, and provide your name and the email address you want used in the message area.

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`miskis:iconmiskis: May 7, 2008, 12:47:08 PM
well okay! :salute:
Thanks for sharing the linkage and information.

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`sphilr:iconsphilr: May 7, 2008, 12:47:49 PM
Let's hope for an avalanche, little cousin... :hug:

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*BeyondTheHorizon:iconBeyondTheHorizon: May 7, 2008, 12:58:57 PM
Sam my friend,

To be honest, I don't have the energy and time to get into all these paragraphs, of a country so far away. Sorry man. I am sure your quest is good though, and I wish you luck.

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`sphilr:iconsphilr: May 7, 2008, 1:05:45 PM
I hear ya brother; there is a form at this same link for people outside the country to email, too; and it is just a question of signing off on a form letter, but I absolutely understand if you don't have time for this today...

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~ravynsky:iconravynsky: May 7, 2008, 1:12:17 PM
done, and reprinted. ;-)
`sphilr:iconsphilr: May 7, 2008, 1:13:41 PM
Thanks, sister; let's kill this fuckin shark, already...

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*Rubius:iconRubius: May 7, 2008, 3:02:46 PM
Never heard of this :(

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`sphilr:iconsphilr: May 7, 2008, 3:32:17 PM
:hug: Sorry pal; this was the latest apple of discord to come down the pike; there's been plenty of misinformation about it on both sides, so people have already yelled at each other about it; but now the bill has an HR number and it's being presented to the congress; if you want a reliable source for info on it, here's [link] Brad Holland's audio interview-- it's about an hour long, but by the end of it, you've got the basic picture...

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*Rubius:iconRubius: May 7, 2008, 3:37:54 PM
*clears calendar* I'll watch this soon :heart:

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"Shall we go?"
"Yes, let's go."

They don't move.
`sphilr:iconsphilr: May 7, 2008, 3:43:20 PM
Audio only, and I don't blame ya, pal-- maybe some time when you're sketching, play it in the background?

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