Full Text of HR1349 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to
commend The Authors Guild for its | 4 | | longstanding service to and advocacy on behalf of
authors in | 5 | | the State of Illinois and in the United States; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Authors Guild is the nation's oldest and | 7 | | largest professional
organization for writers, with over 9,000 | 8 | | current members that include novelists,
historians, | 9 | | journalists, poets, academics, and independently published | 10 | | authors; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Since 1912, The Authors Guild has been supporting | 12 | | and protecting
American authors' constitutional and moral | 13 | | rights to write and speak freely and to benefit
from their | 14 | | work, as well as providing working writers with the knowledge, | 15 | | support,
and resources they need to succeed; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, The Authors Guild advocates on issues of | 17 | | copyright, fair contracts,
free speech, and fair tax treatment, | 18 | | provides legal advice to its members on all issues
pertinent to | 19 | | the writing profession, lobbies for authors on Capitol Hill, | 20 | | negotiates with
publishers and other industry players for fair | 21 | | contract terms and treatment, and litigates
when authors' | 22 | | rights come under threat; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Authors are facing unprecedented challenges in | 2 | | the form of declining
incomes from writing as a consequence of | 3 | | changes wrought on the publishing industry by
the technologies | 4 | | and pressures exerted by corporate interests; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Authors Guild provides important educational | 6 | | and informal
resources and tools to assist authors in | 7 | | understanding and surviving the changing
publishing landscape | 8 | | and provides community to assist in the exchange of knowledge | 9 | | for those who often are isolated in their
working life; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Authors Guild is motivated by the belief that | 11 | | a diverse literary
landscape that encompasses the entire range | 12 | | of expression of ideas, stories, and
experiences of all | 13 | | American people is essential to our democracy; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The work of authors is vital to a democratic | 15 | | society; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | commend The Authors Guild for its service to the community of | 19 | | authors in the State of Illinois and in the United States; and | 20 | | be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to The Authors Guild as a symbol of our respect and | 3 | | esteem.
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