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Reply Comments on the Proposed Treaty for Access to Copyrighted Works

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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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Sweeping new copyright measures poised to pass in spending bill

The Verge

On Monday, congressional leaders unveiled their massive spending and coronavirus relief measure, including a handful of controversial copyright measures civil liberties activists fear could penalize internet users for everyday online behavior. Photo by Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images. Congress’ $2.3

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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Migel Medal, often called the highest honor in the blindness field, is awarded annually to one or two individuals whose careers exemplify exceptional accomplishments in the field. Helen Keller, who worked for AFB for many years, was on the original award board for its first twenty years, starting in 1937.

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BTS fan Twitter accounts say they’re being targeted by copyright trolls

The Verge

The spoof websites appear to have been taken down as of this writing, but the account’s header remains suspended “in response to a report from the copyright holder.”. Hello, with copyright harassment going on for the past 24hrs (4 strikes), I've decided to go private for the next few days – soon!

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Nintendo is complaining about a ROM store owner they sued missing a $50 payment

TechSpot

In 2019, Nintendo sued Storman as the owner of RomUniverse, a site they purported was illegally distributing copyrighted Nintendo games. The California Federal Court ultimately awarded Nintendo $35,000 for each of their 49 games available on the site and an extra $400,000 in trademark damages. Storman chose to represent himself.

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Bungie awarded $4.3 million in case against Destiny 2 cheat seller

TechSpot

Bungie launched its lawsuit against cheat seller AimJunkies.com and the alleged creators of the Destiny 2 hack software, Phoenix Digital Group, in 2021, alleging copyright and trademark infringement. Read Entire Article

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New ‘felony streaming’ measure is aimed at piracy services, not Twitch streamers

The Verge

Monday night, Congress approved an over $2 trillion government spending and coronavirus relief package that included a handful of controversial copyright and trademark measures. More importantly, there’s nothing in the text of the bill that suggests platforms’ moderation of everyday copyright violations would need to change.

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