Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

First, it makes creating a national domestic copyright exception an obligation of countries that ratify the Treaty. Second, the Treaty allows for easier import and export of accessible versions of books and other copyrighted works. This is satisfied by having a law like the Chafee Amendment in the U.S., Articles 5 and 6.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 6, 2024

According to internal Slack chats, emails, spreadsheets, and several other sources obtained by 404 Media, Nvidia asked workers to download videos from various online platforms to compile data to train its Omniverse, autonomous vehicles, and digital human products. Read Entire Article

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For the past three years, UpCodes and its founders have been entangled in a copyright lawsuit filed by the International Code Council (ICC). UpCodes’ building code database is at the center of the lawsuit, because it contains material the ICC claims copyright on. ” Can the law be copyrighted?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Moreover, these accessible books are available for free, since the United States Government funds the Bookshare library to meet requirements in national disability rights and education laws. The Bookshare library is made possible by a copyright exception: Section 121 of the United States Copyright Act, also known as the Chafee Amendment.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

with print disabilities, with more than 70,000 copyrighted works in our library, the majority of which have been created under the US copyright exception by volunteers, mainly people with disabilities themselves, helping each other. • We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. •

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 27, 2011

There has been a major breakthrough recently on international copyright negotiations in Geneva around improved access for people who have print disabilities. Answer : A copyright exception makes it much easier for people with print disabilities to get access to the materials they need for education, employment and social inclusion.

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TechRepublic

APRIL 15, 2025

Three policy experts explain why they think anything less than a complete text and data mining exemption in UK copyright law will result in ineffective AI models and hamper innovation in the country.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. law (this is a wildcard issue right now). . • law (this is a wildcard issue right now).

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Medium Technology Section

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The copyright law of Pakistan does not explicitly address TDM, creating legal uncertainties for affected enterprises. Continue reading on Medium

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

The legal framework for Bookshare is the Section 121 copyright exception in federal copyright law: all Bookshare users must have a disability that qualifies under that section. Students do not have to be blind to qualify under the copyright exception. What is the school signup process for Bookshare?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Under the theme “Achieving Our Vision through Empowerment and Partnerships,” this was the first-ever combined General Assembly of both WBU and the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment ( ICEVI ), another world-class organization in the field. thanks to our domestic copyright exception.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2018

Robot lawyers probably won’t dispute the finer points of copyright law or write elegant legal briefs just yet. Given that nonprofits are so under-resourced, replacing interns with bots might be provide a big boost in productivity for some. But it requires careful thought.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The international legal landscape for people with these disabilities dramatically changed on June 28, 2013, when the World Intellectual Property Organization adopted the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled. delegation signing the treaty.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2013

It is important to respect copyright laws. Photoshare – This collection focuses on images that depict international health as part of the Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Project and was funded by USAID. Here’s a round up of resources and advice. That’s not the definition of fair use.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Blog Action Day is today, October 15, and the international community of bloggers is blogging about this year’s theme, The Power of We. copyright law. Benetech’s Bookshare library is living proof that real, transformative change happens through partnerships and by helping people unleash their talents and energies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

We are an international volunteer community dedicated to amplifying citizen media from around the world. We are concerned this law would will inflict broad damage on the work of digital activists living under repressive regimes, as well as restrict basic speech freedoms around the world. and can result in de facto speech restrictions.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

To spread their fake goods on platforms like Facebook and Amazon, counterfeiters take advantage of a legal provision that protects those companies from user-generated copyright infringement. Even people who should be experts in copyright matters can struggle to contend with takedown policies. And that’s just Facebook.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

That’s the lobbying position of some companies in the intellectual property field when implementing the new Marrakesh Copyright Treaty. Our experience successfully building Bookshare under the United States copyright exception, which has no such commercial availability limitation, informs this strong opinion.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

In addition, we acknowledged the critical support of Bernie Newcomb who helped fund our International Bookshare service. copyright law. Bernie was represented last night by Marie Young of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Our breakthrough with Bookshare was to put our users in charge of the collection.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

Adam Mossoff is a patent law expert at George Mason University who has testified before Congress on the STRONGER Patent Act and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. International Trade Commission ruled on January 6 that Google infringed Sonos’ patented innovations in wireless speaker technology. Adam Mossoff. Contributor.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Met with a major international human rights defender group about our Martus technology and digital security more generally. law needs to change to comply with the treaty (the hope is that these changes are minimal). Met with a big NYC disability services provider about a possible Bookshare partnership. The Marrakesh Treaty.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

An entrepreneur might have the best idea since sliced bread, but if they’re unable to protect it with the relevant patents, trademarks, or copyrights, then there’s a good chance they won’t see the fruits that their labor otherwise might deserve. Founded in early 2021, RightHub has some 75 staff across Europe and the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

Thankfully, my employer transferred me to an international office, and I am now coming back to the U.S. I don’t see myself staying at my employer for six more years, which is the estimated time until I can get a green card based on my employer’s internal policy. on an L-1 visa. within a year or two?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2021

The company also recently won a legal victory when United States District Court Judge Victor Marrero granted UpCodes its motion to dismiss a false advertising and unfair competition lawsuit filed against it by the International Code Council (ICC). A court decision in favor of startup UpCodes may help shape open access to the law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

With this new capability for making audio files available, we have returned to the international field with many more books available to many more people on the device they actually have in their pocket or in their bag. We first extended Bookshare services internationally in 2008 with the launch of Bookshare in India.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

At this point, we realised that there were several internal questions to answer and some of them painfully introspective. Bio: Gautam John is a lawyer with a focus on copyright laws. Looking at this challenge it is fairly obvious that this is not a problem that any one organization can solve.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2023

The latest funding, which totals $550,000, includes backing by Flyer One Ventures, Geek Ventures, Vesna Capital and Imaguru and will go toward an international expansion that will make the product available in multiple foreign languages. For instance, this summer, Filmustage will become available in Spanish, French and German.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

This is a huge step forward for ocean conservation and international law. July 6, 2009 | Anwalt Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Care2 was honored to play a part in this effort, in partnership with CGI, by mobilizing thousands of Care2s civically active members to send emails to their senators in support of the treaty.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 29, 2022

But even the WFH crew can get some good use out of a VPN: Aside from the obvious privacy factor when it comes to confidential company information, a VPN can establish a remote connection with your office's server so you've got access to internal networks and resources from home. Let's not get too brazen, here.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 20, 2006

Software that is released without copyright or license is termed Public Domain software. For this to work, the application must be governed by a copyright - this is what gives the original copyright holder the legal power to dictate how it may be duplicated. 3) many open-source projects are international in effort.

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The Verge

MARCH 8, 2021

HeheStreams is breaking all sorts of copyright laws, which explains how it offers one of the best deals on the market. Whenever League Pass updates its internal infrastructure, the owner needs to hustle to identify and address all the security adjustments. This is a hobby, first and foremost. “I

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

Legal liability, copyright infringement and harassment claims. For schools and libraries that offer Internet as well as internal. This is the key federal law affecting Internet use in schools, requiring any school district that receives E-Rate funding to filter or. and viruses that can corrupt your data or worse. From spyware.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

4] If your organization’s tax-exempt status is automatically revoked, it is no longer tax exempt under federal law, and may be required to file one of the following federal income tax returns and pay any applicable income taxes: Form 1120, U.S. You will receive a notice from the IRS in the form of a letter, Notice CP120A. [2]

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

To misquote The Fellowship of the Ring ’s opening scene : one by one, JRR Token’s sites and social media accounts fell to the power of international copyright law. But, as they say, there were some that resisted.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

This also includes developing an internal linking strategy. Avoid Copyright Infringement. In Google, you also have the option to filter out copyrighted images under the tools section. Creating your own images is a great way to grow your search traffic, build brand awareness, and protects against copyright laws.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2015

If we open up most of our devices, we are usually violating the warranty and (in some cases) federal law. Copyright Office, completed its "triannual" rulemaking on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This year the award went to Kyle Wiens, the co-founder of iFixit. Library of Congress, working with the U.S.

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Care2

AUGUST 8, 2008

Prior to joining Care2s campaign team, she worked for Amnesty International USAs Urgent Action program and the YMCA of Boulder Valley. Most recently, at the Marine FishConservation Network (MFCN), Eric helped lead a coalition of 190organizations to successfully reauthorize the national law governingfishing in U.S. ocean waters.

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