The headline “Copyright Office Sides With Publishers in Proposal for Handling ‘Orphan’ Works” (The Chronicle, February 17) and the accompanying article on the ...

Most of you have never heard of an “orphan work.” Short of a flurry of interest in child orphanages promoted by some neoconservative politicians as a response to abortion-rights advocacy, the word ...

Jasmine is firmly on the dark side of the Force. She would be on Magneto's team, would do well in the Mirror Universe, and would have helped the fracking Cylons. What can we say? She is no Jedi. She ...

Editor's note: We're opening up our pages today to a guest post from James V. DeLong from the Convergence Law Institute. He is also special counsel at Kamlet Shepherd and Reichert. Both houses of ...

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Broadcasters, libraries and museums will be able to digitise certain types of orphan works - such as photos, films and poems - without rights holders’ consent, after European politicians agreed a deal ...

Australia’s first-ever orphan works scheme has officially commenced after the Copyright Amendment Bill received Royal Assent on 1 April 2026. Register for free to ...