...ort of the Register of Copyrights · January 2006 Report on Orphan Works w Library of Congress U. S. Copyright Office 101 Independence Avenue SE Was... ...N INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTERTERRORISM Marybeth Peters Register of Copyrights Library of Congress Washington, DC 20540 Dear Register Peters, Several grou... ...is of data on trends in copyright registrations and renewals over the last century suggests that a large number of works may fall into the category o... ...undation, Smithsonian Institution); • music publishers (e.g., The Harry Fox Agency); • recording artists and musicians (e.g., American Federation... ...National Video Resources, Film Arts Foundation); • film studios (e.g., 20th Century Fox, Motion Picture Association of America); • software com... ...nal Video Resources, Film Arts Foundation); • film studios (e.g., 20th Century Fox, Motion Picture Association of America); • software companie... ...o Resources, Film Arts Foundation); • film studios (e.g., 20th Century Fox, Motion Picture Association of America); • software companies (e.g.,... ...ters); 33 • audiovisual works (such as home videos and/or instructional films); 34 31 August 2... ... 34 See, e.g., Baker (253) (discussing films “produced by amateurs who did not include credits”); Kernochan (666)...

...This Report addresses the issue of “orphan works,” a term used to describe the situation where the owner of a copyrighted work cannot be identified and located by someone who wishes to make use of the work in a manner that requires permission of the copy...