Issue Brief: Copyright Office Report on Orphan Works

On June 4, 2015, the Copyright Office released its Report on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization (PDF), including recommendations for legislation on orphan works and the creation of an extended collective licensing (ECL) regime for mass digitization. This issue brief focuses only on the Copyright Office’s recommendations on orphan works.

IssueBrief-OrphanWorks-5JUNE2015.pdf