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Reply Comments on the Proposed Treaty for Access to Copyrighted Works

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We filed the following comments to the Copyright Office's request for comments on issues about access for people with print disabilities. Many of the comments critical of the proposed treaty come from parties that object in principle to copyright exceptions, rather than having a direct stake in the issue at hand.

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Mobilizing Impact at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

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At CGI Annual Meetings, leaders from across sectors do more than just developing new ideas or getting inspired: they come together to take real action to address pressing global challenges. I had the honor of attending CGI 2013 where I announced Benetech’s latest Commitment to Action.

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Bookshare Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Google

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copyright law. A little over 4 years ago, we won a competitive contract award from the US Department of Education which took a bold risk on Bookshare. Instead of us deciding what people with disabilities should read, we let our readers decide which books should be scanned and shared under an exception in the U.S.

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Bookshare International’s Viji Dilip Profiled in Magazine

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She was told that a brain tumor was pressing on her optic nerve and may cause her to become blind. In underdeveloped countries, the biggest problem we face is that copyright issues have not been addressed by government in the local area," Viji told the magazine. "We I said to myself what if?” In countries outside the U.S.,

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Care2 in the Press: Dawn Gets Greener With Care2 - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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Copyright © 2008, Care2.com 57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Illuminating Politics – Online

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This person told me that the behind-the-scenes phone calls and pressures, public meetings and traditional press were still how they did their work — and quite successfully. And this pressure from the bloggers acts as a feedback loop to the press, a loop that we never had before. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » The Calling

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From the press release : The Independent Television Service (ITVS) announced today that it has made a significant investment in a four-part documentary series about religion in the U.S. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Much of that engagement will happen online.