Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2007

Second Life, the on-line parallel universe, is a controversial topic. Some folks are fanatical about it, and it's touching a lot of real world places. I was wandering by Second Life interviews onsite at Davos. At the same time, I have heard that it is overhyped and that the number of participants is exaggerated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2007

via Amalyah Keshet and Wired Magazine " Hijacked Disney Characters Explain Copyright " The ten minute movie, directed by Eric Faden , came out of Stanford University's Fair Use Project Documentary Film Program. Stanford's Fair Use Project--to which Stanford Law professor, Copyright guru, Creative Commons advocate and Wired.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 19, 2006

Professor Vinod Sena was a retired professor of English literature at the University of Delhi. He has been described as the pioneer of Talking Books in India, and had been campaigning for a copyright law change to make it easier to provide access to accessible books.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 9, 2020

“Prediction: The side that wins the metaphor battle will win the case,” tweeted University of Oklahoma College of Law professor Sarah Burstein. Oracle covers a complex question : what elements of computer code can be copyrighted, and if that code is covered by copyright, when it’s still legal to use pieces of it under fair use.

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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. Images: Matt Buchholz.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

copyright law. Bookshare also works with large trade publishers such as HarperCollins, Random House, Scholastic, international publishers like the IMF, World Bank and Brookings, twenty-two university presses, and more than one hundred and fifty other publishers.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Small businesses say their livelihoods are threatened even when they aren’t running afoul of copyright and trademark claims In January 2020, Jade Myers, a successful seller of secondhand clothes on Poshmark, came across a trove of designer swimwear and apparel at a thrift store that she knew would be a hit with her shoppers.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2021

An earlier copyright lawsuit filed by the ICC against UpCodes is still ongoing, but UpCodes won a major decision in the case last year when Judge Marrero ruled that its posting of building codes is covered by public domain and fair use. A court decision in favor of startup UpCodes may help shape open access to the law.

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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. Adam Mossoff. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Washington must act to protect the innovators and creators who rely on patents as a key driver of the U.S.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

In the weeks since that announcement, I've spoken to some of the country's leading corporate law experts to gain a better understanding of OpenAI's plan, and, more importantly, what it might mean for its mission to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI). In 2013 , Delaware enacted its own version of the law. As of 2022 , 68.2

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

In an email interview with TechCrunch, Os Keyes, a PhD candidate at the University of Washington who studies ethical AI, made the observation that modeling and photography — and the arts in general — are areas particularly vulnerable to generative AI because photographers and artists lack structural power. Enshrined in U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2023

This includes animal handling, children’s safety, copyright law objects, stunt performance requirements and even COVID safety measures. The analysis feature was requested by users who have run into issues after being unprepared for certain situations, co-founder and COO Andrei Karalkou told us.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2009

The Digital Millenium Copyright Act ("DMCA") workaround. Thanks to lobbying from the American Foundation for the Blind and others, it's actually legal under the laws of the U.S. The right solution is universal design: that ebooks are accessible to all and at a fair price. The Textbook problem. The Closed Platform problem.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

In response to the growing needs of professional nonprofit managers, numerous university-based nonprofit management education programs have emerged, but few offer continuing education for nonprofit professionals. A 2008 study shows that the nonprofit sector employs approximately 13 million people in the United States. [1] Pollak, T.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

And about three years ago, McGinness and his co-admin Jeff Davies were contacted by publisher McIntyre Purcell, which led to a coffee table-style book of historic photos of Florida they’ve since promoted at bookstores, houses of worship, universities, and festivals up and down the Sunshine State.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

The AUP is an integral part of security policies for businesses, universities, schools, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and website. Legal liability, copyright infringement and harassment claims. This is the key federal law affecting Internet use in schools, requiring any school district that receives E-Rate funding to filter or.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

Shawn: The law is too cut and dry on distribution of charitable assets. Site Map Accessibility Contact Site Setup RSS Feed Copyright & Trademark Accessibility Privacy Emergency Contact ASU ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation College of Public Programs | Arizona State University | University Center Mail Code 4120 411 N.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Creative Commons is a charity that champions reduced restrictions on copyrighted work by creating licenses that make it clear how material can be used, changed, and shared. It was founded in 2001 by Harvard law professor and activist Lawrence Lessig. Creative Commons has devised a set of six free and easy-to-use copyright licenses.

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Care2

AUGUST 8, 2008

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. Comments Off | by Share Article in Email Marketing , Online Advocacy , Online Fundraising Copyright © 2008, Care2.com ocean waters.

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Care2

AUGUST 26, 2008

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. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com ocean waters. To create a new comment, use the form below. All rights reserved.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

So, whatever "house" your organization is building, be it strong youth, empowered women, more just laws, or healthier people — dont just be content with donors sending in checks. And families dont just move into a house — they get out there and build the house, with the donors and volunteers, together. Central Ave.

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See3

JANUARY 30, 2008

Whether it’s regarding Judaism or understanding economics, I believe that it is the particular that points to the universal. Come stand next to the Torah and simply witness those really cool letters, hand written while all kinds of crazy laws were followed. But of course I’m turning fifty and Beery is not.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Between August 23rd and 24th, Ian Linkletter, a learning technology specialist at the University of British Columbia (UBC), made a series of tweets criticizing a software that his school uses. Over 400 universities now use Proctorio, from Harvard and Columbia to UT Austin and Kent State. Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

Gerry quickly did the legal research and came back to explain that my idea, which seemed like it should be illegal, was 100% permitted under an obscure provision of the copyright law! He had graduated from Georgetown Law School just a couple of years after my dad. He also firmly suggested that I needed to change the name.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Third, the print book is not universally accessible. I believe it is a combination of copyright exceptions and business model innovations. For the content of books, this flexibility is expressed in ideas like public domain, when the copyright owned by the author or publisher ends at some point. My idea was completely legal!

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

We’re told the most popular courses to study are: Economics, Medicine, Law, Computer Science, Engineering and school subjects such as Maths, Physics, Biology and English. What about copyright? “We also have a contact email for people to raise potential copyright infringements. Image Credits: StudySmarter.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2011

Each of these waves has been so overwhelming that restrictive laws or resistance were rendered ineffective. The second came involuntarily as slaves from Africa. The third wave, which we experience today, is a great migration of Latinos. What Next — Charles Best is "Character Approved" Twitter Updates Powered by Blogger.

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Futurism

MARCH 22, 2025

Were literally running out of text in the universe to train these systems on," said computer science scholar Stuart Russell back in 2023. The large language models (LLMs) that underpin products like OpenAI's ChatGPT, for instance, need to devour enormous datasets of written words to fine tune an algorithm to follow the rules of language.

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Singularity Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

” Tech Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US Kate Knibbs | Wired “This ruling is a blow to AI companies, according to Cornell University professor of digital and internet law James Grimmelmann: ‘If this decision is followed elsewhere, it’s really bad for the generative AI companies.’

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2022

But Amazon is less the ‘everything store’, more a universal logistics system. 45 Now these refugees, prisoners and victims of occupation are forced into microwork by law or circumstance, to undertake the grave work of furthering the superfluity of others. Phil Jones. Grave Work.” ã 2021 Verso Books. Pasquale, The Black Box , pp.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

law needs to change to comply with the treaty (the hope is that these changes are minimal). I had a joint meeting (both Republicans and Democrats) with the key Senate Judiciary Committee staff who are the copyright experts, and learned a lot about the process. The Marrakesh Treaty. Student privacy. Bookshare was there with two offers.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

Riley writes (emphasis hers): Researchers at the global nonprofit group Avaaz found nearly two dozen Facebook pages affiliated with the “boogaloo” movement, a generally anti-government and anti-law enforcement ideology. But they have vastly different reasons for why they think the law must change. Adi Robertson / The Verge ).

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The Verge

MAY 4, 2021

But Shopify doesn’t really fit into the same category of laws as Twitter or Facebook or other social media platforms — so it has a different set of moderation challenges, and it’s worth thinking about whether the enterprise software that powers online stores should have to meet the same moderation standards as TikTok or YouTube.

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See3

DECEMBER 19, 2007

an unnamed University of Florida student said in a video that captured the attention of college-age men and women across the country. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

It’s the first time we’ve ever seen a boycott to this extent, Hussein said, noting how institutions like the prominent Birzeit University near Ramallah canceled their Coke orders. After Oct. 7, everything changed. And after Trump, everything will continue to change.

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