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We need to defeat this law! Congress is close to voting on the Orphan Works Act, HR 5889. We need to defeat this law: 1. This bill will allow anyone to use your designs and artwork for any purpose- without the copyright holder’s knowledge or permission - if they are unable to find the copyright holder after a still-to-be-defined "reasonably diligent search." 2. The bill will allow an infringer to create-and copyright-a derivative work even if the copyright holder of the original work ...

We need to defeat this law! Congress is close to voting on the Orphan Works Act, HR 5889. We need to defeat this law: 1. This bill will allow anyone to use your designs and artwork for any purpose- without the copyright holder’s knowledge or permission - if they are unable to find the copyright holder after a still-to-be-defined "reasonably diligent search." 2. The bill will allow an infringer to create-and copyright-a derivative work even if the copyright holder of the original work ...

Les Miserables Saturday, Aug 2 8:00p at Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA An All-New Production of the World's Most Popular Musical! A musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schnberg Sheryl Crow, Toots and the Maytals, James Blunt Saturday, Aug 2 at Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA Doors open at 6:00 PM, show begins at 7:00 PM.. Duke Robillard Band Saturday, Aug 2 8:00p at Warmdaddy's, Philadelphia, PA Musical Performance ...

Les Miserables Saturday, Aug 2 8:00p at Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA An All-New Production of the World's Most Popular Musical! A musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schnberg Sheryl Crow, Toots and the Maytals, James Blunt Saturday, Aug 2 at Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA Doors open at 6:00 PM, show begins at 7:00 PM.. Duke Robillard Band Saturday, Aug 2 8:00p at Warmdaddy's, Philadelphia, PA Musical Performance ...

Les Miserables Saturday, Aug 2 8:00p at Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA An All-New Production of the World's Most Popular Musical! A musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schnberg Sheryl Crow, Toots and the Maytals, James Blunt Saturday, Aug 2 at Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA Doors open at 6:00 PM, show begins at 7:00 PM.. Duke Robillard Band Saturday, Aug 2 8:00p at Warmdaddy's, Philadelphia, PA Musical Performance ...

Hank Goodman Hank Goodman creates Hank Goodman Stoneware in his studio in the mountains of North Carolina. Recycling large amounts of wood ash collected from families who heat with wood gives Goodman's stoneware the subdued and sensuous wood ash glazes that are its trademark. "Wood warms twice" is a popular expression in the densely forested western North Carolina mountains, referring to the warmth generated in the chopping and burning of wood. But through Hank Goodman's ...

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CRAFT has received over 20 responses to its initial request for information about POS (Point of Sale) systems that members are using. To date members indicate they are using the following systems: Artisan, Certek Software Designs, Inc., www.certek-software.com. (Artisan/Certek is a member of CRAFT and will be exhibiting at ACRE) Quickbooks Point of Sale, Intuit, www.quickbooks.intuit.com. (enter "pos" in search) ICE, CAM Commerce Solutions, www.camcommerce.com. (This program is ...

From Business Week Small Biz experts tell you how to prepare for the worst—stay lean, talk to your customers, and don't stop hiring and marketing by Karen E. Klein This year stock values have taken a wild ride, fueled by worrying economic news, from the mortgage crisis to home sales declining to a credit crunch. While a formal recession can only be declared in hindsight, talk of a downturn—or at least a slowdown—has been rampant. What's a small business owner to do if the current ...

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KENTUCKY CRAFTED: THE MARKET 2008 Open to the Public Saturday, March 8, 2008 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday, March 9, 2008 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (EST) Open to the Trade Thursday, March 6th, 3 - 7 pm EST Friday, March 7th, 9 am - 6 pm South Wing B Kentucky Exposition Center Louisville, Kentucky Register Online Now! http://kycraft.ky.gov/wheretobuy/MarketBuyer_reg.htm

Who am I? 1. I am 2 ˝ years old and come from Brooklyn. 2. I have over 70,000 “members” around the country. 3. 90% of my members are women. 4. I “sold” approximately 2,000,000 items, worth a total of about $26.5 million, in 2007. 5. I “sold” 300,000 items for a total of more than $4.3 million in November 2007 alone. 6. I charge a listing fee of 20 cents for each item and receive a 3.5% commission on every sale. 7. I am a member of the ...

Two and a half years ago I moved Whippoorwill 4 blocks and you would have thought I had set up shop in another country. After 25 years at one location I found myself running a “new” business. I could fill this newsletter with great marketing ideas, campaigns and dollars spent that didn't bring in new business. This fall I ran into two ideas that did work both generated by loyal customers and both involving women seeking to network. Long time customer Bonnie wanted to meet other ...

There are two things CRAFT members do every February, go to shows and eat - not necessarily in that order. Wouldn't you know it? Craftees just can't catch a break when it comes to gastronomical bargains while making the show rounds in early 2008. Not one of the likely itinerary stops, Philly, Baltimore or NYC matches up with a “Restaurant Week” this year. (OK if you go a little early to NYC you can catch the tail end of one, January 28 through February, check out www.opentable.com ...

Are you going to Baltimore? For the first time CRAFT will have a booth there. Can you spare an hour and help us cover the booth? This is an important opportunity for CRAFT. There will be buyers there who do not come to Philly. Please help. No experience necessary other than your usual wonderful self! Please email Karen Hohler at hohassoc@aol.com

In 2003, the Urban Institute published Investing in Creativity: A Study of the Support Structure for U.S. Artists, http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411311_investing_in_creativity.pdf. This 107-page report was funded by 36 different foundations and apparently somebody not only read it but did something about it. In 2005, USA, not the country but the charitable organization, United States Artists, www.unitedstatesartists.org. was founded. By 2006, the organization had rounded up ...

THIS JUST IN: The Travel Section of the Sunday New York Times for January 13, 2008 included a an article recommending visitors check out a usually missed neighborhood in Philadelphia called Fish Town. Those interested should check out the article at: http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/travel/13dayout.html?scp=1&sq=fish+town%2C+philadelphia.

Remember that old Byrds song? It popped into my head when I was talking to someone recently about after-holiday sales - how far to take them, how to get ready for the next round of wholesale shows. To everything there is a season. And turn is the name of the game. Sounds like some good retailing principles in that song to me! After several years in business (back in the dark ages when we learned by the seat of our pants and there was no one to talk to, network with) I began to realize ...