H.R. 5889 URGENT NEWS FOR CREATORS

URGENT TRIPLE RED ALERTPlease call and write your representatives in the House now TELL THEM TO STOP HOUSE 5889. CALL 800-828-0498 IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!!!!!! WRITE TOO!!!go to www.congress.org for names of repsStevePlease act now, follow the link in the email notice below and forward to your friends.Thank you,FWD:From: Illustrators' Partnership of America [mailto:illustratorspartne
rship@cnymail.com] Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 9:08 PMTo: dena@lifehouseproductions.comSubject: URGENT: Orphan Works Passed in Senate / Stop it in the HouseFROM THE ILLUSTRATORS' PARTNERSHIPOrphan Works: Risking Our Nation's Copyright WealthThe Senate has just passed their version of the Orphan Works BillNow we must try to stop the House Judiciary Committee from folding their bill and adopting the Senate version.We've supplied a special letter for this purpose.PLEASE EMAIL CONGRESS TONIGHT.USE THIS LINKhttp://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/issues/alert/?alertid=11980321-Brad Holland and Cynthia Turner, for the Board of the Illustrators' Partnership__________________________________________________For ongoing developments, go to the Illustrators' Partnership Orphan Works blog:http://ipaorphanworks.blogspot.com/Over 70 organizations are united in opposing this bill in its current form. Illustrators, photographers, fine artists, songwriters, musicians, and countless licensing firms all believe this bill will harm their small businesses.The Capwiz site is open to professional creators and any member of the image-making public. Sample letters have been provided. International artists will find a special link, with a sample letter and instructions as to whom to write.If you received our mail as a forwarded message, and wish to be added to our mailing list, email us at:illustratorspartnership@cnymail.com Place "Add Name" in the subject line, and provide your name and the email address you want used in the message area. Please post or forward this message in its entirety to any interested party.