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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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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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Good Curation VS Bad Curation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Guillaume DeCugis, founder of Scoop.It , took issue with the chart because of using the words “theft.” ” He says that copyright infringement is not theft. His concern was that people would get the wrong message: content curation = theft. I think debating the word theft takes us away from this point.

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Don’t leave developers behind in the Section 230 debate

TechCrunch

legal system created favorable conditions for internet entrepreneurship in contrast to Europe, where “concerns about copyright violations and strict privacy protections hobbled internet startups,” and Asia, where “Asian web enterprises faced not only copyright and privacy constraints, but also strict intermediary liability rules.”

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Can anyone moderate podcasts?

The Verge

Now, QAnon podcasts are flourishing on at least one hosting platform, Podbean, which also hosts Bannon’s podcast, and outright fraud has occurred on Apple’s podcast charts. Both platforms don’t allow content that encourages violence, for example, or shows that infringe on copyright.

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Zynn removes controversial pay to watch feature after being banned by Apple and Google

The Verge

By the end of the month, Zynn had surpassed TikTok on Apple’s App Store chart, which reflects new installs, and neared the top of Google’s Play Store, too. The Information previously reported that Zynn’s creator, Kuaishou, used the pay-to-watch model to become a formidable TikTok rival in China. The app launched in May.

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Spotter raises $200M to invest $1 billion into YouTubers’ back catalogs

TechCrunch

But YouTube ad revenue makes up a sizable chunk of the pie chart. While Spotter won’t take copyright or intellectual property — that would be a huge red flag for creators — the company is buying ownership of any future ad revenue that the videos generate. How do YouTubers make a living?

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