Dear fellow photographers,

I appreciate that this list is not used for political purposes, and I do not
wish to violate
that or continue this thread beyond this notice. It's just that many of us
struggling to sell
our work will be deeply impacted if the Orphan Works Bill passes, and the
following text
provides a way to read up on its potential effects on you and your artwork and
to take
appropriate action. The text and its link was forwarded to me by a friend who is
a
professional illustrator; there is a section on the site designed solely for
photographers as
well.

My sincere apologies if I have offended anyone with the posting of this notice
here.

Best wishes,

Christy Stebbins


The Orphan Works Bill goes to the house for a vote tomorrow, yes that is
Wednesday!! This
is the bill that, if passed into law, will allow people to easily use your work
without penalty
and without having to pay you a penny!

There is no time left to make your voice heard. IT'S SO EASY to make sure your
senators
and representatives hear you and how important it is for them to vote NO to this
bill. An
easy to use form is at this link, it's a no brainer. You can customize or do
nothing, just fill
in your info and it will be emailed to the senators and representatives in your
state based
on your zipcode.

http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home

Please take 2 tiny minutes to fill this in NOW before it's too late, it's so
very important to
all visual artists. Please forward to all those you'd like to protect and the
loved ones that
care about us all. 

You have been sent this email from the list of past illustrators who have
requested agency
representation through our website. I apologize if this email goes to some
illustrators that
are not American, I do not have a way of filtering my search of the names by
nationality. I
want to do my best for all illustrators regardless of nationality and I believe
the passing of
this bill would ultimately undermine the value and copyright of all artwork
worldwide.