I swear; if I see one more post on the internets by someone in a panic over the Orphaned Works Bill, I will be very tempted to ram my fist through my monitor. Or scream bloody murder.

For the last month, I’ve seen posts on either deviantART, Livejournal, or Polanoid where the basic sentiment has been, “ZOMG! Orphaned works bill means legalized art theft! Quick! Must. Strike. Law. Down! And paying beaucoup dollars to register every single piece we have created sux0rs!”

THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, PEOPLE! YOUR ARTWORK IS NOT BEING THREATENED!

For the good stuff, gotta go beyond the cut (regular blog + LJ readers).

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