Groups Opposing the Orphan Works Bills

As of November 2, 2008

The following organizations oppose H.R. 5889 - The Orphan Works Act of 2008 and S. 2913 - The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008, because each bill permits, and even encourages, wide-scale infringements while depriving creators of protections currently available under the 1976 Copyright Act.

American Society of Illustrators Partnership
• The Illustrators Partnership of America
• The Society of Illustrators New York
• The American Society of Architectural Illustrators
• The Association of Medical Illustrators
• The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
• The American Society of Aviation Artists
• The Illustrators Club of Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia
• The Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators
• The National Cartoonists Society
• The San Francisco Society of Illustrators
• The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
• The Society of Illustrators of San Diego
• The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists

International Associations

Association of Illustrators (AOI) representing illustrators in the UK
Association of Photographers (AOP) representing photographers in the UK
Association de Illustrateurs et Illustratrices du Quebec
Association Européenes des Illustrateurs Médicaux et Scientifiques
Association of Dutch Designers
Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communication
Cyberscribes-- an International Assembly of Lettering Artists
FADIP~
FreeLens (France)
Illustrators Australia
International Council of Creators of Graphic, Plastic and Photographic Arts artists’ rights societies of 31 countries, representing over 100,000 artists
International Quilt Association
National Union of Journalists (UK)
Pro-Imaging.org
Rassemblement des Artistes en Arts Visuels
The International Association of Architectural Photographers
Union des Photographes Créateurs (France)

American Associations

Advertising Photographers of America (APA)
Appalachian Pastel Society in WNC
Art of Licensing Listserv
Artists Rights Society of New York representing 40,000 fine artists worldwide
Atlanta Artists Center
Atlanta Photographic Society
Atlanta Photography Group
California Copyright Conference
Chicago Creative Coalition of Photographers
Colorado Alliance of Illustrators
Craft and Hobby Industry Designers
Creators’ Rights Alliance
Maine Illustrators Collective
Mid Atlantic Plein Air Painters
National Association of Independent Artists
National Press Photographers Association
New Jersey Creatives Network
Oil Pastel Society
Palm Beach County Art Society
Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity Association, Inc.
Professional Women Photographers, Inc.
Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators
Society of Decorative Painters
Society of Digital Artists
Society of Photographers and Artists Representatives
South Cobb Arts Alliance
Southeastern Pastel Society
Stock Artists Alliance
Studio Art Quilt Association
Tannery Row Artists Colony
The Artists Foundation
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
The Editorial Photographers of America
The National Needle Arts Association
United States Digital Imaging Group
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts
Washington Society of Landscape Painters
Wellington Art Society
Women in Focus

Writers
National Writers Union

Music
American Association of Independent Music (A2IM)
Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP)
California Copyright Conference (CCC)
Los Angeles Music Network (LAMN)
National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP)