Employees and clients alike are asking for diversity in the ad agencies that they work for/with and nothing. According to DiversityInc, The 2008 Top 50 Companies for Diversity list shows that the big players are commited to creating an environment where the workplace reflects the communities that these brands serve. Why aren't the agencies that help to build these brands getting on board quickly?

The New York City's Commission on Human Rights started a probe into the complaints about the lack of senior minorites in advertising in early 2005. At that time, they found that less than 3% of the top earners at the top agencies were black. The numbers on other minorities were fuzzy. So after that, there was much to do about diversifying agencies. Every agency was making bold statements about their commitment to changing the face of their agency. Agencies set their own goals on hiring more minorities (some of those goals were really low). Arnold had the highest goal. NYC (along with Shomex) even starting hosting Diversity in Advertising/PR Career Days. There is one July 1st in LA.

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I hope you all remembered to send your dads a coupon for one free lawn mowing. I believe I owe my parents breakfast in bed, but I think at this point that is out of the question on both ends. My old man doesn't want me serving him breakfast until absolutely necessary.

I don't blame him.

So this video is a bit odd, but I thought considering the general lameness of Father's Day (Love you Dad!), it was only fitting.

More on the interview with the dudes that make it all happen, Olde English Sketch Comedy, after the jump.

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Our friends at Gawker apparently saw yesterday's post about about their media meshing night out at Sweet and Vicious here in NYC. Well, fresh from the camera of Gawker's own Nick McGlynn, here's a taste of what and who you missed while you watched Step It Up and Dance.

Check out more photos here. I had planned to go, but last minute had to cancel because an appointment changed. Tonight I make up for lost G&Ts in midtown. Ah, I love summer in New York, when everyone leaves, tourists arrive and I mistakenly go to dinner near Times Square, forgetting it will be hell.

As if it wasn't hard enough for creatives in this industry, here comes the Orphan Works bill. The Orphan Works Bill proposes that any visual works that are not immediately identifiable to the author to be considered under the law as if they have no authors, and are not subject to protection from infringement in accordance with copyright laws. Right now, if you make something, it is automatically copyrighted. Now, you have to register the work and pay cash to own it. Get it? This includes you. The fifteen year old kid with hand drawn comics on his MySpace page and grandparents creating retirement center photography magazines, too.

The bill seeks to limit the potential liability of users of orphan works depending on whether they qualify as good faith users. The criteria for this would be a search through these new databased to find the potential copyright holder. Can't find her/him or the image in question? It's yours!

The associated bill has already passed through the House Subcommittee.

The Illustrators' Partnership of America (creators of the video above), oppose the legislation, saying it shifts the onus from the user to the copyright holder. They also call BS on that whole search thing considering that artists may not be registered in specific Copyright Office–certified databases. The Advertising Photographers of America (APA) and the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), and others are also calling "foul." Meanwhile, The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) say that while they don't like the bill, it's best to just go with the flow, as other fights are coming up and energy, as well as political capital should be conserved.

Didn't these guys ever hear that if you give an inch, they'll take a mile? Damnnit. Where's Ron "minuscule government" Paul when ya' need 'im? Find out what you can do about this bill HERE.