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57 Syracuse L. Rev. 123 (2006-2007)
Can You Find a Home for this Orphan Copyright Work - A Statutory Solution for Copyright - Protected Works Whose Owners Cannot Be Located

handle is hein.journals/syrlr57 and id is 131 raw text is: CAN YOU FIND A HOME FOR THIS ORPHAN COPYRIGHT WORK? A STATUTORY SOLUTION FOR COPYRIGHT- PROTECTED WORKS WHOSE OWNERS CANNOT BE LOCATED Benjamin T. Hickmant CONTENTS IN TRO D UCTION .......................................................................................... 124 I. B ACKGROUN D ................................................................................. 126 II. WHY ORPHAN WORKS ARE A PROBLEM ........................................ 128 A. Congressional Modifications to the Copyright Law Have Created the Orphan Works Problem ....................................... 129 1. Copyright Law Prior to Congressional Modifications ...... 129 2. Repeal of Form alities ......................................................... 131 3. Impact of Copyright Term Extension ................................. 132 4. Orphan Works and the Copyright Imbalance .................... 133 B. Empirical Evidence ................................................................. 134 III. LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL: AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE FOR USERS WHO HAVE CONDUCTED A REASONABLY DILIGENT SEARCH FOR THE COPYRIGHT OWNER ........................................... 135 A. The Diligent Search Solution Best Addresses the Orphan W orks P roblem ........................................................................ 136 1. Incentives ........................................................................... 138 2. Technology ......................................................................... 139 a. Technology Useful for Owners ................................... 139 b. Technology Useful for Users ....................................... 140 3. F lexibility ........................................................................... 142 4. P olitical Viability ............................................................... 143 5. Addressing Concerns of Visual Artists .............................. 144 t B.A., Journalism and International Relations, Syracuse University, 2004; J.D. candidate, Syracuse University College of Law, 2007; M.A. candidate, International Relations, Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, 2007. I am indebted to Professor Laura Lape, who suggested the topic for this Note and taught me how to think like a lawyer.

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