thanks for writing and posting this. it's an interesting article that reveals the complexity of the laws governing every inch of our lives. one thing i wonder about is: who could possibly be panicking over orphan work/copyright reform? these laws protect only the huge corporations like disney; they don't protect ordinary persons who merely want access to information. also, noone is his right mind could possibly believe the the fedgov would do anything to protect our freedoms. the 'rightsholders' are quite safe.