I’m going on instinct here, and a I’m a little late on adding this to Coderights, but I think that the death of the Orphan Works Act of 2008 is actually a good thing.
I know some very well meaning organizations liked it, but I have a feeling it would have been very bad for the open source community.
More to come (maybe)…
About Coderights
There are some nasty little problems that coders face from time to time (whether individually, as a startup, or as a consultant): what can I do (or not do) legally?.
Since 2005, Coderights has been my attempt to wrestle with these issues. It's written by me, Michael Rice. I'm a third year law student at the Seattle University School of Law. Consequently, don't even think about relying on anything you read by me as legal advice.
If you have a comment, concern, or see something you want me to write up, let me know! I'm pretty easy to get a hold of. You can send me an email: michael@coderights.com or feel free to call me using Google Voice, (206)438-9007. Alternatively, you can follow me at twitter.com/michaelrice.