Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re operating at the forefront of copyright limitations and exceptions, both in the United States and globally. We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. We serve human rights activists in more than 100 countries. What’s next?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” In Silicon Valley, we’d have to wait a few months to get a marriage license.). Sophie Alcorn. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

So they started Raise to help startups, investors, employees, and law firms manage deals, cap tables and corporate compliance. . On the platform, Raise customers can also automate due diligence, set valuations, track employee stock vesting and make routine documentation for licenses and government documents in Nigeria and Kenya. .

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Smartling s new AI-powered toolkit reduces translation turnaround times while delivering accurate results for companies engaged in global commerce. Adobe has begun integrating its Video Model into Premiere Pro, which has a global user base of 30 million people, 47% of whom work for large companies.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Returning investors in the round include CLSA Lending Ark Asia and 500 Global. In early June, only three Korean P2P lenders out of 41 applicants were granted licenses from the FSC to operate the business legally: PeopleFund, Lendit and 8 Percent. million (75.9 The latest funding brings the total raised by PeopleFund to about $83.6

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” You must also work full time and have all the proper business licenses that your state requires. Sophie Alcorn. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In a recent example, Stable Diffusion, an open source AI system that generates images from text prompts, was released with a license prohibiting certain types of content. Setting any sort of standard can be a way to show leadership globally, he posits — hopefully encouraging others to follow suit.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2023

Police investigations are ongoing as Flutterwave, via legal counsel and law enforcement parties, has filed a motion and seeks to freeze accounts across 27 financial institutions that interacted with the missing funds, Techpoint Africa reported. These are in line with global best practices in information security management.

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TechCrunch

JULY 10, 2022

The Uber Files, which were originally shared with The Guardian and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists , show a company that has knowingly broken laws, gone to extreme lengths to avoid justice, secretly lobbied governments, received aid from top politicians and exploited violence against drivers to drum up business.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cryptocurrency exchanges can now claim a license to operate legally in the country. Banks will be able to open accounts for crypto companies, which can opt for different licenses depending on what they do. Global finance and tech firms are supporting Ukraine. The Ukrainian IT sector is still growing.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

Laws that protect people’s data and/or image, meanwhile, present a legal and/or ethical challenge to creating such “digital clones” of living humans — at least not without asking (and most likely paying) first. Though licensing rights may still apply — and do in fact in the case of Einstein.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

A law meant to protect Indigenous art might just be lip service The first embroidery stitch María Méndez Rodríguez learned at the age of 7 was the chain stitch. Whether the law actually works is another question. Likewise, the law says that any contracts or agreements made by any member individually will be null.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

Doximity is a social network that allows doctors to speak to each other while complying with HIPAA, a federal law that promotes medical privacy. doctors , more than 800,000 licensed professionals. In 2017, Doximity claimed that it reached 70% of all U.S. Health tech exits.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

Image Credits: MarqVision (opens in a new window) under a license. These include the top 1,500 online marketplaces globally, as well as popular social media platforms that are becoming increasingly used for commerce, NFT platforms, gaming sites and other places where counterfeit products might appear.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2021

Last year, Cora got its license approved from the Central Bank of Brazil, making it a 403 bank. In particular, Cora wants to go even deeper in certain segments such as B2B professional services such as law and accounting firms; real estate brokerage and education.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

The California state legislature was passing laws, meanwhile, that directly targeted its gig-economy labor model. opens in a new window) license. Renewable power represents almost 90% of total global power capacity added in 2020. Conflicts in California’s trade secret laws on customer lists create uncertainty.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

opens in a new window) license. Local startups that have gained global attention over this period — for velocity of growth and level of ambition, at the least — include the likes of Badi , Cabify , Glovo , Jobandtalent , Red Points , Sherpa.ai , TravelPerk , Typeform and Wallapop , to name a few. .” Francisco Polo.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

Previously, as associate general counsel at Walmart Stores, she managed privacy law and compliance for domestic and international ecommerce, marketing, social media, and mobile initiatives. Alexandra graduated from UC Hastings College of the Law and has an undergraduate theater degree from Northwestern University. Jacob earned his J.D.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Starting this July, amendments to the country’s Road Traffic Act will permit e-scooter users to ride without driver licenses or helmets, as long as they maintain a maximum speed of 20 kilometers per hour. Some global e-scooter operators have also entered the Tokyo market, such as the U.S.-based

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TechNode

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Reliance Retail, the largest retailer in India in terms of revenue, entered into a long-term licensing agreement with Shein, where Shein will only provide technical support for its operations in India, and Reliance will pay a licensing fee for use of the brand.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Many law enforcement agencies have been quick to embrace the technology to augment their own presence, running 24/7 and cross-checking things like license plates and even your smartphone’s MAC address in a bid to detect and deter crime. You need the humans to do the law enforcement and decision making.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

WizeHire , a hiring service for small- and medium-sized (SMB) businesses, has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Tiger Global with participation from Amplo and Mercury. billion into global HR tech startups — roughly 3.6x Last year, venture investors funneled more than $12.3

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

According to Park Young-Woo of the United Nations Environment Program, the Asia-Pacific region now produces more than half of global e-waste. The WEEE Directive is the set of laws that governs the proper collection and disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in the 27 countries of the European Union.

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The Verge

MAY 7, 2021

In response, the FTC wants to develop new laws and rules surrounding repairs, but it also wants better enforcement of existing legislation like the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA). End User License Agreements. Combined, they make it particularly important to be able to repair our existing devices.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. The LIM reaches TechSoup’s global network of resources that spans over 80 countries. Sponsored by TechSoup Global (“ Sponsor ”), 435 Brannan St., Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

In 2020, multiple platform companies, including Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and Postmates, spent over $205 million to pass Proposition 22 in California , a law that classifies platform workers as independent contractors, not employees. although this cooperative fizzled due to the lack of a contract with hospitals for workers.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The option that cheats European speed limits will be removed on November 17th with an update to the VanMoof app that will be applied globally. We are making a change on November 17 to avoid any discussion on adherence to these laws.”. GIF: VanMoof. A preview of the new app settings sent to current VanMoof owners.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

The social media giant is launching the “Close Friends” features globally, Ivan reports. When a bank or financial services company experiences a massive security failure or a volatility shock, federal laws dictate how it must communicate with its customers. Add a bunch of people to your Circle and get tweeting. Ghosts can drive? :

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. The LIM reaches TechSoup’s global network of resources that spans over 80 countries. Sponsored by TechSoup Global (“ Sponsor ”), 435 Brannan St., Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

The Local Impact Map is a rich storytelling platform that uses mapping technology to place stories in a global context — as you can see in the picture below. It reaches our global network resources and, combined with TechSoup.org, has over 5 million annual site visits. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Keeping up with tax compliance for cryptocurrency can be tricky, especially since many laws are new (or haven’t been written yet). million to make it cheaper and easier for businesses to hire remote workers globally , reports Mary Ann. That’s why Binocs was founded. Working from wherever : Remofirst raises $14.1 Jagmeet has more.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Whether you’re getting your registration or your driver’s license or whatever; there’s so much paperwork, and it has not been modernized. And then, a global pandemic wreaks havoc, meaning that for a while there, people couldn’t safely go into the DMV to get their admin done. Their systems are old.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

The Local Impact Map is a rich storytelling platform that uses mapping technology to place stories in a global context as you can see in the picture below. It reaches our global network resources and, combined with TechSoup.org, has over 5 million annual site visits. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

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The Verge

MAY 19, 2020

He’ll be in charge of ByteDance’s “corporate development, sales, marketing, public affairs, security, moderation, and legal,” as well as global development, according to a press release. It hired an independent American law firm in October to review content moderation practices and launched a Transparency Center out of its LA office.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

law of reciprocity). I've been using this phrase that is on our Global Giving Campaign Page Route Out of Poverty for Cambodian Children. My photos are licensed with CC by which means people can use them as long as they give me attribution. I am certain I would have donated to this effort in support of you. Flickr Supporters.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The winning story will be featured as our "story of the month," and will be published on TechSoup.org, which projects to our global network and averages five million views a year! Sponsored by TechSoup Global (" Sponsor "), 435 Brannan St., Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial. a) In General.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

My TechSoup Global colleague Lewis Haidt was at the conference as well and penned Nonprofits Imagine a Better Sharing Economy , which provides a good primer on what it is and how a nonprofit-centric sharing economy can benefit all of us.

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