Orphan Work
A work to which the rightholder cannot be identified or, if identified, cannot be located.(Definition as in the Final Report of 3.06.2008 of the High Level Expert Group (HLEG) – Copyright Subgroup on European Digital Libraries established by the Eurupean Commission in relation to the i2010 Digital Libraries initiative, as adopted by the HLEG on 4 June 2008.)
Related Legal Concepts
Orphan Works DefinitionOut-of-Print WorksRightholder DefinitionOrphan and Out-of-Print Works in EuropeOrphan and Out-of-Print Works in the U.S.