Association of Medical Illustrators Denounces 'Orphan Works' Bills Before...

PR Newswire;  June 3, 2008 ;     582 words ......Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) (http...professional medical illustrators and animators...known as The Orphan Works Act of 2008...creators. Because medical illustrators create critically...institutions, and no orphan works exemption ...

Medical Art 'Supershow' Slated for Upcoming AMI Annual Meeting in...

PR Newswire;  July 12, 2004 ;     558 words ......59-year history of The Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI, http://www.ami.org/) will...Clinic. Featuring over 370 works by medical illustrators throughout North America, the Supershow...medical and natural science subjects, medical illustrators are the most skilled at ...

Elgin medical artist battles to save business

Courier News (Elgin, IL);  July 11, 2008 ;     403 words ......past president of the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI), fears her Elgin-based company...would not survive if the so-called "Orphan Works" bill were to become law. An "orphan...the legislation. He said if either Orphan Works bills passes, it would be legal for...

MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION USES BOTH SIDES OF THE BRAIN.(Business)(Learn to...

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  June 17, 2004 ;     405 words ......and disseminate medical knowledge. Medical illustrators produce this material and serve...Because of the variety of assignments, medical illustrators must be skilled in drawing, painting...minor in art. The Association of Medical Illustrators accredits these two-year programs...

Letter: Surgery video a breach of trust

The Independent - London;  August 28, 1996 ;     239 words ......the chairman of the Institute of Medical Illustrators, the professional body for the medical...are strictly confidential. Those medical illustrators belonging to this Institute and...National Board of Registration of Medical Illustrators observe a stringent code of practice...

A job in pictures as a medical illustrator; in association with...

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  February 8, 2007 ;     531 words ......as a medical illustrator involve? Medical illustrators produce photographs and other graphical...teaching and research purposes. Medical illustrators use graphic design, editing and...professional membership of the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI). Those with a BTEC HND or...

Precise picture of health; Careers in Medical Illustration Providing the...

Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  February 8, 2007 ;     474 words ......as a medical illustrator involve? Medical illustrators produce photographs and other graphical...teaching and research purposes. Medical illustrators use graphic design, editing and...professional membership of the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI). Those with a BTEC HND or...

Medical illustrations helped surgeons with delicate separation.

Post-Bulletin (Rochester, MN);  September 16, 2006 ;     700+ words ......into perspective. That's where medical illustrators came into the picture. Normally, medical illustrators draw renderings after procedures...there. During their work day, medical illustrators are often found in the surgical...

Images aid twins' separation surgery.

Post-Bulletin (Rochester, MN);  September 16, 2006 ;     457 words ......Artists and imaging specialists. Medical illustrators, radiologists and other specialists...Radiology technicians, animators and medical illustrators joined forces to become part of...two gall bladders, for example. Medical illustrators trained in both biomedicine and...

'ORPHAN WORKS' ISSUE ADDRESSED BY REP. BERMAN IN OVERSIGHT HEARING

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 10, 2006 ;     685 words ......particular copyright owner. These so called "orphan works" were the subject of a Copyright Office...for changes in the law to accommodate orphan works cases. At the hearing, a Copyright Office...by the Copyright Office to deal with orphan works was balanced. He supported ongoing ...

Medical illustrators get quickly to the heart of the matter

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Career Snapshot Medical illustrators get quickly to the heart of the...Sulok said. The Association of Medical Illustrators describes the field as the following: "Medical illustrators draw what can't be seen, watch what...

Art Copyright Coalition cracks down on illegal publishing.(PUBLISHERS'...

Art Business News;  June 1, 2008 ;     443 words ......infringers. In 2006, Congress introduced the Orphan Works Act (H.R. 5439), created to significantly limit...Representatives and the Senate introduced revised orphan works bills: the Orphan Works Act of 2008 (H.R. 5889) and the Shawn Bentley...

The problem with Orphan Works.(internet use for distributing contents)

Information Today;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......history may be lost or obscured. Report on Orphan Works These lost copyrights have earned the name orphan works. After the Supreme Court's 2003 decision...Copyrights to investigate the issue of orphan works, evaluate the challenges, and identify...

REP. SMITH COMMENTS ON COPYRIGHT OFFICE REPORT ON ORPHAN WORKS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 8, 2006 ;     528 words ......their efforts to attempt to study the orphan works issue. I'm pleased to see that so many...roundtables in Washington and California. The orphan works issue arises when someone who wants...language that they believe will address the orphan works issue in a balanced manner. I have ...

Publishers Applaud Senate Passage of 'Orphan Works' Legislation

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 29, 2008 ;     300 words ......swift passage of the "Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008" (S.2913) which would address the problem of "orphan works" - works under copyright whose owners...its members fully understand the 'orphan works' problem and embrace the need for...