Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 27, 2011

Answer : • Countries should provide for a copyright exception in their national laws to allow nonprofit organizations serving people with disabilities to make accessible versions of inaccessible books and other content • Import and export of such accessible materials shall be permitted 2. Question: Why should the U.S.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 1, 2025

Image credit: Photo by cottonbro studio on pexels In late December 2024, New York State Senator Andrew Gounardess legislation to protect domestic violence survivors was signed into law. The legislation comes as law enforcement struggles to address the evolving role of technology in domestic violence cases.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 19, 2025

While flower and vapes still account for the majority of the market, edibles are becoming a fast-growing category, especially in the United States. It’s much cheaper for these brands to build in one place and ship nationally than to build in every individual market like they would have to do in the adult-use space.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 22, 2013

Textbooks in IDEA, the United States K-12 special education law The issue of TPMs is the biggest future-proofing question in the Treaty. Amazon now ships more ebooks than print books in the United States. This is already apparent in IDEA 2004, the most recent reauthorization of national special education law.

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TechCrunch

JULY 2, 2021

A loose translation of the probe’s official notice indicates that the cybersecurity review is “in order to prevent national data security risks, maintain national security and protect the public interest.” ” Yesterday, regulators ordered Didi to stop registering new users during the investigation.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

In the United States, only approximately four states have a law prohibiting marriage under the age of 18. And, there are two states where a couple, accompanied by parents, can marry as early as 12 years old. Each year, 12 million girls are married before they turn 18. Summers, CAE, a guest on the Association 4.0

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 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.” This hope comes in the form of a little-known pathway to live and work legally in the United States. Sophie Alcorn. Contributor.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2012

But of course, this was only one of many incidents of gun violence, in Oakland, in Californai, and in the United States. . The US has the highest rate of gun violence of any industrialized western nation, and also, by far the most lenient gun regulations. But the current state of the US in terms of guns and gun laws is not.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 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.” While that practice is accepted in the United States, it’s frowned upon in many other countries, where modesty is more culturally valued.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

National Development Council. With 80-90 employees working remotely across the United States, the National Development Council was looking for a better solution to staying connected. Women’s Law Project. “People are telling me that they feel more connected. ”" CTO, Antonio Palumbo.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 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.” immigration policy does not make it easy for people to come to the United States to live the life of their dreams, it’s still possible.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

As the operators of Bookshare in the USA, which was made possible through a great exception in our copyright law here, we would love to make all of our books available to people with qualifying disabilities around the world. We expect that many of the big issues with the current text will get ironed out this week.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

For on January 17, 1984, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that consumers could tape their favorite TV shows and watch them later without the copyright holder’s consent. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. copyright law. Universal City Studios, Inc.,

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 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.” Jeff Farrah, general counsel of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), recently discussed the LIKE Act with me on my podcast.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2012

But of course, this was only one of many incidents of gun violence, in Oakland, in Californai, and in the United States. . The US has the highest rate of gun violence of any industrialized western nation, and also, by far the most lenient gun regulations. But the current state of the US in terms of guns and gun laws is not.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

It is narrower than the Treaty, and is not binding as a treaty would be (some call it “soft law” compared to the “hard law” of a treaty). law (this is a wildcard issue right now). . • law (this is a wildcard issue right now). and European privacy laws, and so on. • law today. • What would I work on?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 12, 2009

Why shouldn’t visually impaired and disabled students in the United States have easy access to the study of the languages? As an independent territory of the United States, the schools of Puerto Rico are subject to the same federal laws and IDEA initiatives as every school in the 50 states.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 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.” Dear Sophie: Tips for getting a National Interest green card by myself? The United States is a nation founded by immigrants.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 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.” scholarships as meeting the criteria for a national or internationally recognized award for excellence for the O-1A extraordinary ability visa.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter 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.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 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.” EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) for persons of exceptional ability. Sophie Alcorn. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2012

Donors feel a part of a broader community affecting change half a world away, while realizing they’re part of a tight-knit community here in the United States. Rachel Rodgers , Rachel Rodgers Law Office. Jeff Slobotski , Silicon Prairie News. TOMS Shoes. Everyone needs publicity and wants their work to be recognized.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2021

A new law to follow” seems unlikely to have featured on many business wishlists this holiday season, particularly if that law concerned data privacy. But for 2021, I believe startups in the United States should be demanding that legislators deliver a federal privacy law. Yes, they should demand to be regulated.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 5, 2008

Arriving on Guam felt like coming back to the United States, although it's more like Hawaii than the mainland! is relocating our units from Okinawa to Guam and this could grow the island's population anywhere from 20% to 40%. We met with the special education directors and curriculum chiefs of each state.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 3, 2024

Since 1987, the United States has honored women’s ongoing contributions to history, society, and culture. During March 1 – March 31, the United States chooses to remember the accomplishments of women, reflecting on their often-overlooked contributions. March is Women’s History Month. What is Women’s History Month?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 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.” Here are my recommendations for how to stay in the United States, as well as options and opportunities you should keep in mind.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 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.” I really want to start something of my own and work on my own terms in the United States. Sophie Alcorn. Contributor.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

government to freeze the assets of foreign government officials who are human rights offenders and bars the offenders from visiting the United States, be used more frequently. Repression of these organizations is becoming increasingly common. “In Rutzen proposed a series of initiatives, including calling for the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Although reports of the massacre appeared in the United States, Salvadoran army and government leaders denied them and, all too soon, El Mozote was forgotten. The moderator was Stephan Sonnenberg , Clinical Supervising Attorney and Lecturer in Law at the Stanford Law School.

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The Verge

JANUARY 11, 2022

This stipulation is required by US law as part of trading sanctions against China for its ongoing persecution of the Xinjiang region’s Uyghur population (which the US government has designated a genocide ). Intel’s letter to suppliers, though, went viral in China, and caused a huge public backlash against the company.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

One could say that it’s also fitting that Fair’s headquarters are in Houston, which at the time of the last census was the most ethnically diverse city in the United States. Over the past year, the nation has seen a surge of neobanks emerge aimed at specific demographics, including Greenwood , First Boulevard and Cheese.

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Tableau

MAY 24, 2021

In parallel, the Tableau Foundation launched the Racial Justice Data Initiative to build the data capacity of national, regional, and community-based organizations working to fight anti-Black racism in the United States. Washington State takes on police reform. The bills that passed share a common foundation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

Soon afterwards in 2007, we won our first major award from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), which, in turn, allowed us to build Bookshare into a national asset. government and states like Texas. The Lavelle Fund also supports programs benefiting the developing world.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2021

As more states in the United States legalize cannabis, more companies are exploring expansion options. Strict federal regulations often slow the process and make it cumbersome for cultivators like Connected to operate in different states, which often have different regulations, and federal law prohibits interstate commerce.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 14, 2021

It’s easier than ever to build a product and sell it around the United States, or the world. But if you want to do so without incurring the wrath of any particular state, or nation-state, you’d best have your tax matters in order. Anrok will help with that problem.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

Snežana Gebauer, a partner with StoneTurn , has 20 years of experience in managing complex international investigations for major law firms, Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies and sovereign nations. The effective management of sanctions risks at portfolio companies must begin at the pre-investment phase.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Our experience successfully building Bookshare under the United States copyright exception, which has no such commercial availability limitation, informs this strong opinion. And we’re now making this happen in countries beyond the United States who, like India, have implemented Marrakesh without commercial limitation provisions.

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