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Unpleasant news

October 30, 2008 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

IPA logoI am sad to hear that the Orphan Works Bill was passed by the Senate. Really sad.

In a guest article on Crafts of Texture blog, Pamela Baker points out:

The Illustrator’s Partnership in answer to this atrocity, is what they call Plan B: The Orphan Works Opposition. They propose that we contact Congress now to stop the House Judiciary Committee from the final adoption of this Bill.

Illustrators Partnership has developed a number of sample letters that you can use to communicate with your Congressional delegation. Get the information.

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