Podcast #7: Orphan Works: Using Other People's Work When It's Difficult to Find the Copyright Owner

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In this episode, noted intellectual property and publishing lawyer Professor Tonya Evans discusses whether it is OK to use other people's copyrighted work without permission when it is difficult or impossible to locate the owner. This issue is also known as the "orphan works" problem and was addressed recently by the Copyright Office and Congress.