Got this yesterday from a colleague who is a Member of the APA. I did ask Photo John via PM before posting. Seems like a very worthy cause. I signed yesterday.
Advertising Photographers of America is partnering with the Copyright Alliance in asking you to sign a letter that is being sent to President Obama and Vice President Biden. APA's advocacy efforts to support strong copyright protections for photographers and all owners of intellectual property are a vital component of our mission. With the threat of further erosion of copyright protections on the horizon, sending a message now to the President is an opportunity that should not be missed.
The Copyright Alliance is a non-partisan coalition of associations, creators and copyright industry leaders that give a voice to individual authors of creative content including photographers. This letter allows your voice to be heard in cooperation and inclusion with creatives from all areas of intellectual property.
Let the White House know that their support is critical to the protection of the rights of artists and the continued value of creative efforts in today's society.
Go to http://www.copyrightalliance.org/letter/ to sign the letter. It is an easy process of entering your name, city, state, type of artist (photographer) and email address. Click the sign button and you're all done.
Please do this, it is extremely important to all of us as photographers.
Once you have signed the letter please forward it on to your colleagues and friends in all areas of creative output.
Thank you.