
(Originally sent this from the wrong e-mail address, so apologies if it appears twice.) On BoingBoing, I ran across a link to this notice of inquiry, whose importance to PG seems glaringly obvious: SUMMARY: The Copyright Office seeks to examine the issues raised by ``orphan works,'' i.e., copyrighted works whose owners are difficult or even impossible to locate. Concerns have been raised that the uncertainty surrounding ownership of such works might needlessly discourage subsequent creators and users from incorporating such works in new creative efforts or making such works available to the public. This notice requests written comments from all interested parties. Specifically, the Office is seeking comments on whether there are compelling concerns raised by orphan works that merit a legislative, regulatory or other solution, and what type of solution could effectively address these concerns without conflicting with the legitimate interests of authors and right holders. Full document at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov...

I've got a new nomination for "passage in a PG text most likely to be flagged by a spell checker."
From the just-released Jules Verne title: "La Jangada" (PG #14806)
_Phyjslyddqfdzxgasgzzqqehxgkfndrxujugiocytdxvksbxhhuypo hdvyrymhuhpuydkjoxphetozsletnpmvffovpdpajxhyynojyggayme qynfuqlnmvlyfgsuzmqiztlbqgyugsqeubvnrcredgruzblrmxyuhqhp zdrrgcrohepqxufivvrplphonthvddqfhqsntzhhhnfepmqkyuuexktog zgkyuumfvijdqdpzjqsykrplxhxqrymvklohhhotozvdksppsuvjhd._ My first thought in seeing that was "Someone really make a mistake here..." and I was ready to send off an email about it when my small knowledge of French kicked in, and I read the first paragraph and realized "Oh, it's supposed to be like that." Andrew
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Andrew Sly
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