That's something that needs to be figured out anyway. If something is done to where for profit can happen when the orphan is able to fully enter public domain (when copyright expires completely), then that doesn't come into play, because at that point the copyright holder, really no longer holds it. Still, the entire time it is deemed an orphan, it is an issue.
According to the article linked in the OP, if the copyright holder shows up, and is verified, the copyright holder has the ability to end the orphan status, and claim compensation if desired. That can be scary, even though the next paragraph mentions
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They nonetheless inserted a provision to protect public institutions from the risk of having to pay large sums to authors who show up later. compensation would have to be calculated case by case, taking account of the actual damage done to the author's interests and the fact that the use was non-commercial. This should ensure that compensation payments remain small.
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