Heads Up From Cartoon Thunder's Rupert PistonCartoonist Rupert Piston sent us an alarming article by Mark Simon from the Animation World News which should be of concern to anyone who creates intellectual property. Actually it should be of concern to anyone who is concerned with the workings of government.This issues here are complicated, but as I understand it the guts of it are as follows.In its current state US copyright law states that the creator of a work owns the copyright to that work the moment it is created. Registration with the copyright office is merely a formality that helps prove the origin of the work should there be a dispute. The proposed change would take away that automatic right of ownership and rewrite the law so that a copyright could only be claimed through registration, which is pricey, or the work could be declared "0rphan" and anyone could register it. Obviously this favors wealthy corporate entities, not artists. I believe that is a fairly accurate telling of the guts of it. For the whole scoop read the Mark Simon article linked below.Rupert Piston sent in this article regarding important legislation in copyright law.http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=3605&page=1------------------------------------------------------Main rule --- Take less than you think you need.Bike is heavyHave to pack and repackEverybody sends back stuffWe travel with 2 pairs of pantsZip â Off LegsWash them overnight dry in the morningIf you get wet just walk around and they will dry in 10 minutesTake NO cotton when you travelNEVER ride with jeansRide in proper synthetic riding pantsArmoredLeathers are good for crotch rockets if you fall off in a mudhole your are going to have to wear stuff with an inch of mold on it.Electric VestStuff SacksEverything goes in multi-colored stuff sacksEverything color-coded helps with camp organizationDon't stuff everything too tight â want it to be able to be shaped into saddle-bags....do not want a bunch of tight cylindersE

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