Orphan works in the US: getting rid of “a frustration, a liability risk, and a major cause of gridlock”?

R.Meier, here. 

Millions of 'orphan' artworks and historic documents to be seen under new copyright laws

Independent.co.uk, here. 

SCCR27: Library and Archive joint statement on orphan works

IFLA.org, here. 

Recap of the Copyright Office’s Roundtables on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization

ARL Policy Notes, here.

UK consultation on draft regulations for orphan works

Consultation document here.

Digitising copyrighted film, books and music is probably going to become legal - it's about time

Newstatesman.com, here. 

The vexed issue of 'orphan' copyright works

Tmtblog.minterellison.com, here.

Don’t wait for Congress, says judge in Google Books case

PaidContent.org, here.
Transcript of the hearing here. 

Solving the Orphan Works Problem for the United States

D. Hansen, K. Hashimoto, G. Hinze, P. Samuelson, J. Urban, here. 

Developing an Evidence Base on Orphan Works

Ipo.gov.uk, here. 

Royaume-Uni: Une Loi-cadre à propos des oeuvres orphelines et des licences collectives étendues

Axelbeelen.wordpress.com, ici. 

Erste Lesung des Gesetzes zur Nutzung verwaister und vergriffener Werke

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 –Your photos and you

IPO.gov.uk, here. 

UK allows use of orphan works for commercial purposes

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

Kabinett verabschiedet Gesetzesentwurf zur Nutzung verwaister und vergriffener Werke (und zum Zweitverwertungsrecht für Wissenschaftler)

Urheberrecht.org, hier.

Stellungnahme des MPI zum Referentenentwurf für einen „3. Korb“

Hier. 

The Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Plan

Here. 

IPTC study shows some social media networks remove rights information from photos

Media Release, here. 

What Constitutes a Diligent Search Under Present and Proposed Orphan Work Regimes?

D. Hansen, G. Hinze, J.Urban, here. 

Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Nutzung verwaister Werke und zu weiteren Änderungen des Urheberrechtsgesetzes

Referentenentwurf, hier.