Why oh why did they have to put this up as a new headline. It's really painful to see so many people get so worked up over something. It's the mob mentality. If everyone else riots, you have to riot too.
Calm down people.
Think about this for a second.
"Does this sound absolutely ridiculous?"
Hmmmmm.....
"Does this sound like something anyone would actually do?"
HMMMMMM....
"Have my opinions been formed by an angry rant and/or a whole bunch of people screaming in outrage?"
well...
"Do I really know anything about what they're talking about? Have I done research into it?"
"Have I tried to find the other side of the argument?"
"Could I have been mislead?"
Okay, seriously people. The orphan works law isn't necessarily "I'm gonna take your rights away! HAR!" Even so, if you're worried about people stealing your work, then don't put it out on the internet in the first place. In any case, has anyone ever heard of signing their work? Anyone? Fellow artists? Date and signature? Hellooooo....
Again, since I know one post won't do a thing, here's a link to a good amount of info on the law.
http://maradydd.livejournal.com/374886.html....does anyone else hate the "save" button right next to preview and submit? I keep hitting that instead of submit...