On April 24th of 2008 the 110th CONGRESS 2D SESSION H.R. 5889 was introduced by Reps. Berman, Smith, Conyers & Coble, "To provide a limitation on judicial remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works."
This bill was referred to the House Judicial Committee.
In May of 2008 the bill (now S. 2913) was in the Senate Judicial Committee, chaired by Patrick Leahy.
Orphan copyright legislation
Date: 2008-06-18 12:50 pm (UTC)This bill was referred to the House Judicial Committee.
In May of 2008 the bill (now S. 2913) was in the Senate Judicial Committee, chaired by Patrick Leahy.
This bill does exist