Copyright Office schedules public meetings on "orphan works"
The Copyright Office has announced public roundtable meetings on so-called orphan works, to be held in Washington DC July 26-27 and in Berkeley August 2nd. Details will be published in the Federal Register.
Orphan works are works where the copyright owner is difficult or impossible to locate. The Copyright Office issued a notice of inquiry in January asking for public comment on whether a legislative or other solution should be enacted to address this problem. The public comment period is closed and resulted in the following initial comments and reply comments.
Cathy Kirkman is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, California. Her practice focuses on intellectual