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    A very belated Happy New Year to everyone.  I have to apologize for my very-slow return to photography.  I've had a tremendous amount to do with my "real" job, i.e., the one that actually makes me money, as well as with my ongoing 3D modelling

    Well...as has often been the case lately, I don't have much in the way of news, but enough has happened that I should at least write an update.  First of all, on the positive side, one of my photos on Flickr:

Well, Volny shut down my whole account today, and I have no idea why.  They didn't give any explanation, they just did it, so my personal website has been moved to Tripod, but on the same URL as before.  The site now doesn't look so great with all the ads

Yep, that's right.  Having intended to finally get back to uploading the photos from my November Josefuv Dul trip, I actually found out that I had another roll of shots from BEFORE the trip.  Therefore, today, after a week or two of preparation and simple

I'm not a lawyer, but.....here's an explanation for why all photographers, especially poor photographers like us, should be against this bill: www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/opinion/20les sig.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

This is actually not my writing, but a form letter sent out by the Illustrator's Partnership addressed to all those who oppose the Orphan Works bill. In any case, here it is, as written... Subject: Update concerning the passage of s.2913 from the

Okay, first of all, iPernity has effectively disabled my blog by installing a rich text feature that doesn't work, then refusing to provide a simpletext alternative. Therefore, I had to initially write this blog in the comments box...and then I tried the

Okay, in response to at least one person on Flickr who pointed out that the Orphan Works Bill does not explicitly set up a copyright database, I should clarify why the register will still be an inevitability under this legislation. I think the source of

Here's the link everyone.... www.sportsshooter.com/message_display.ht ml?tid=30849 Nag Congress if you want to keep your copyrights!!!

Below is another mail from the Illustrators' Parnership buuutt......first I should mention a few additional things. Google may indeed be compiling genuine Orphan Works, as what they want to do is create a giant archive of public-domain material. The

This was forwarded to me.... Hi Everyone, Bad news… Conyers, Berman and the House leadership are in active discussions to pass the House bill NOW. We had a scare earlier tonight when we thought that the bill would be put on the suspension calendar this

I was sent the following this morning, but in spite of its optimistic tone, note that the more important thing is that it includes a link to fliers to distribute against the next vote, as the bill isn't dead yet. So, in any case, here's the email I was