To a casual reader, this new legislation appears obviously beneficial. The number of orphaned creative works is large and constantly growing, particularly with

To a casual reader, this new legislation appears obviously beneficial. The number of orphaned creative works is large and constantly growing, particularly with the Internet's cultural emphasis on anonymity. Articles opposing the change seem to assume that "diligent search" is code for "give up unless the EXIF contains full contact info", which is not at all a reasonable interpretation.