Comments on: Orphan Works: A Lame Duck Countdown, Part V http://www.tolo.biz/2008/12/08/orphan-works-a-lame-duck-countdown-part-v/ Behind the Water Heater Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:27:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Todd http://www.tolo.biz/2008/12/08/orphan-works-a-lame-duck-countdown-part-v/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Todd Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:39:08 +0000 http://www.tolo.biz/?p=164#comment-277 Actually, there is a way to load an image into a search engine and look for it in it's many iterations. It's called Tineye, and it's here: <a href="http://tineye.com/login/submit" rel="nofollow">http://tineye.com/login/submit</a> It makes an utter mockery of this whole charade. Actually, there is a way to load an image into a search engine and look for it in it’s many iterations. It’s called Tineye, and it’s here:

http://tineye.com/login/submit

It makes an utter mockery of this whole charade.

]]> By: J Cousineau http://www.tolo.biz/2008/12/08/orphan-works-a-lame-duck-countdown-part-v/comment-page-1/#comment-276 J Cousineau Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:26:32 +0000 http://www.tolo.biz/?p=164#comment-276 I could not agree more. As an amateur artist married to a photographer, this will directly and inversely affect our prospects for future clientele. The people who need to find us generally can. "Generally" If these are the standards to which we're being held, then should not the legislators themselves be held to similar standards? The people who need to find their legislators generally can, <i>but not all of them</i>. Should they then be responsible for ensuring that all of their speeches in full are available to their constituents or possible constituents then be held accountable when they aren't? This "Orphaned Works" legislation is all about enabling some people to get something for nothing: specifically, the use of images without needing to pay for them. Even with search engines such as Google, there is no way to copy an image into a search engine then search for an owner. Perhaps the Copyright office should fund the creation of such an engine before going through all this trouble to cheat artists out of money for their hard work. I could not agree more. As an amateur artist married to a photographer, this will directly and inversely affect our prospects for future clientele. The people who need to find us generally can. “Generally” If these are the standards to which we’re being held, then should not the legislators themselves be held to similar standards? The people who need to find their legislators generally can, but not all of them.

Should they then be responsible for ensuring that all of their speeches in full are available to their constituents or possible constituents then be held accountable when they aren’t?

This “Orphaned Works” legislation is all about enabling some people to get something for nothing: specifically, the use of images without needing to pay for them. Even with search engines such as Google, there is no way to copy an image into a search engine then search for an owner. Perhaps the Copyright office should fund the creation of such an engine before going through all this trouble to cheat artists out of money for their hard work.

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