What the Heck is an Orphan Work?
An orphan work is anything that has been created, for which the copyright owner cannot be found. Perhaps they've died within the last 70-120 years, perhaps the company with creative ownership has gone out of business. Possibly, the copyright belongs to a hermit living in Alaska with no Internet connection who has no web presence and doesn't show up in library searches, but they are still alive and kicking, and their copyright is st ...
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What the Heck is an Orphan Work?
An orphan work is anything that has been created, for which the copyright owner cannot be found. Perhaps they've died within the last 70-120 years, perhaps the company with creative ownership has gone out of business. Possibly, the copyright belongs to a hermit living in Alaska with no Internet connection who has no web presence and doesn't show up in library searches, but they are still alive and kicking, and their copyright is st ...
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