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EU’s draconian new copyright law puts an expiration date on startups

The Next Web

The Copyright Reform that’s being discussed by the EU now, could crush certain type of startups when they reach the ripe age of three. “We The EU’s upcoming Copyright Reform is hotly debated, but most agree that the law needs to be updated and adapted to the digital age.

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Upholding The Social Bargain: Bookshare and Copyright Compliance

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

copyright law. The Section 121 copyright exception (often known as the Chafee Amendment after the Senator who introduced it in 1996) makes it possible for Benetech to scan just about any book and make it available to this community. The publishing industry and disability organizations both agreed on this provision of copyright law.

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Mozilla exec: EU’s Copyright Reform is ‘a dysfunctional proposal’

The Next Web

The EU’s upcoming Copyright Reform threatens to strangle platform businesses by siding with rightholders and large corporations over users. Mozilla is strongly opposed to the measures and is actively fighting the reform in its Copyright Campaign. This is a dysfunctional proposal.

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EU is voting on ‘dysfunctional’ copyright proposal October 10

The Next Web

On October 10, EU lawmakers will vote on the extremely controversial Copyright Reform. Mozilla is strongly opposed to the measures and is actively fighting the reform in its Copyright Campaign. The new legislation threatens to strangle platform businesses by siding with rightholders and large corporations over users.

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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#RiskyBusiness: Risk Management for Nonprofits: Copyright

Blue Avocado

The web designer finds a great image that embodies your nonprofit’s mission exactly. The web designer downloads the image from a website of a nonprofit that does similar work, and the other nonprofit has provided an email saying they don’t mind if you use the image. Your nonprofit is building a website. True or false: […].

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Watch Your Content: Protecting Your Website Against Copyright Infringement

Byte Technology

So it’s little surprise that the massive proliferation of online resources has spawned a major problem: protecting website content from copyright infringement in the form of plagiarism or outright theft. Thankfully, there are preventative measures you can take to protect your web content copyrights.

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