Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

Two days ago, on Tuesday, June 10, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York made a major ruling that emphasizes the legality of fair use for book digitization. copyright law). copyright law). copyright law, also known as the Chafee Amendment. In Authors Guild v.

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The Verge

APRIL 29, 2021

The New York Police Department has canceled its trial of a robot dog made by US firm Boston Dynamics after receiving fierce criticism regarding the “dystopian” technology. The contract has been terminated and the dog will be returned,” a spokesperson for the NYPD told the New York Post.

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The Verge

MAY 15, 2020

The Buffalo, New York solar panel factory. But Panasonic will not return to work at Tesla’s Buffalo, New York solar panel factory this weekend as planned. The new target date depends on the COVID-19 situation of Erie County and it will be announced from me in next several days.”. Image: Tesla.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Amazon in the state’s supreme court on Tuesday, claiming the company failed to protect its workers early on in the COVID-19 pandemic and also retaliated against employees who voiced concerns over what they felt were inadequate safety measures.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 15, 2014

Unfortunately, due to poor management, discrimination, and lack of opportunities, some interns had no choice but to file lawsuits and go public with their problems. Below are some notable cases and advice on what you can do to avoid similar issues: Lauren Ballinger and Matthew Leib vs. Conde Nast Publications. You read that right.

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Candid

JUNE 4, 2024

In the 2021 New York City municipal elections, low-propensity voters who were engaged by nonprofits providing support and services in their communities and therefore seen as trusted messengers turned out at double the rate of those who were not. GoVoteNYC is a funder collaborative housed at the New York Community Trust.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In a statement, Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis said, “The Bahamas and the United States have a shared interest in holding accountable all individuals associated with FTX who may have betrayed the public trust and broken the law. Government, based on a sealed indictment filed by the SDNY.”

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The Verge

APRIL 24, 2021

A Twitter spokesperson said in an email to The Verge that the company may make certain tweets unable to be viewed by people within India if the tweets violate local law. When we receive a valid legal request, we review it under both the Twitter Rules and local law. Jose (@vinodjose) February 1, 2021.

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The Verge

JULY 28, 2020

Concerns over the unregulated use of facial recognition in the US, both by law enforcement and private companies, has been steadily growing over the last few years, fueled by studies that show the tech in its current form to be inherently flawed and more likely to misclassify the gender and identity of Black individuals.

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The Verge

APRIL 4, 2022

The labor laws that we’re using here might not apply so much somewhere else.”. Unlike Alabama, New York has a strong union tradition that many of the workers were likely familiar with, said James Williams, Jr., It’s kind of tricky,” he said about trying to work with facilities in different states.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Commissioner Daniel Therrien said what Clearview does — scraping photos from social media and other public sites for use by law enforcement — is “illegal” and creates a system that “inflicts broad-based harm on all members of society, who find themselves continually in a police lineup.”.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Delivery service platforms DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats are suing New York City for capping the amounts they can collect in fees from restaurants. Along with monetary damages and a jury trial, the three companies are seeking an injunction to keep New York from enforcing the fee-capping rule that the city made permanent in August.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

Nick Bilton, a tech columnist for The New York Times , wrote that we could find ourselves in a situation where a medical AI that is programmed to eliminate cancer decides that the way to do it is by exterminating humans who are prone to the disease. The public demands it, and because of it, governments are responding. .

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The Verge

MAY 6, 2021

The New York attorney general’s office issued a report Thursday confirming that some of the US’s largest broadband providers engaged in a massive campaign to flood the Federal Communications Commission with fake comments in the run-up to the commission’s 2017 order to roll back net neutrality. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

Tim O'Reilly (who has been hugely helpful to us and especially Bookshare.org) published an op-ed in the New York Times about the Authors Guild suing Google's Library project. A recent article mentions why Benetech is concerned about orphan works: obscure works are hard to find the copyright owner, and it costs to much to hassle with.

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The Verge

MAY 27, 2021

The complaints filed in France, Austria, Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom say that the company’s method of documenting and collecting data — including images of faces it automatically extracts from public websites — violates European privacy laws. Clearview also faced legal action in Vermont, New York and California.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Food delivery platform DoorDash filed its widely anticipated IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, and plans to take the company public early next month. The company’s shares will be listed as DASH on the New York Stock Exchange. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Its valuation has gone from $1.4

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The Verge

AUGUST 18, 2020

The New York City Police Department used facial recognition software to track down a Black Lives Matter activist accused of assault after allegedly shouting into a police officer’s ear with a bullhorn. Black Lives Matter activist Derrick Ingram (above) was targeted by the police for alleged assault. Photo by Ira L.

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 23, 2024

New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law, which penalizes the dissemination of names and residential addresses of judicial, law enforcement, child protection investigators and other covered individuals, is having a significant damping effect on marketing efforts – including nonprofit solicitations – aimed at Garden State residents.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The US Attorney’s office for the southern district of New York and the FBI have charged Joshua Streit, 30, with illegally streaming content from MLB, as well as from the National Hockey League (NHL), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Football League (NFL).

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The District of Columbia has the highest median executive compensation at $174K, followed by New York ($152K) and Massachusetts ($143K). Nonprofits, particularly charities that rely on contributions, must also be able to defend their compensation practices to the public.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

There are a lot of people in the public who consider you guys heroes for what you guys did, but it’s still not honest.”. A decision on that issue is expected “in the coming days,” according to The New York Times. “You did something, you lied about it by omission, by not being forthcoming. That’s the security issue.

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The Verge

AUGUST 11, 2020

Brougher, who previously worked as the Global Business Lead at Square and as a VP on the advertising team at Google, according to her LinkedIn , learned of the salary inequalities when Pinterest was preparing to go public in 2019. The news was first reported by The New York Times. When you are brought in as a No.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Note from Beth: Last June at the New York City book party for the Networked Nonprofit , Stephanie Strom, New York Times, moderated a discussion on the themes in the book. Net neutrality has been the default law of the land since the Internet’s founding more than 40 years ago. But that condition is threatened.

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The Verge

JUNE 3, 2020

A group of three Amazon warehouse employees who work out of the company’s New York fulfillment centers have filed a lawsuit alleging the company put them and their families at risk of COVID-19 infection, according to a report from Bloomberg. The lawsuit, filed in New York, is not seeking damages for illness or death, Bloomberg reports.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Amazon is facing new questions over failed COVID protections in its fulfillment centers, spurred on by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Amazon fired several workers who protested the conditions, including Smalls, after the workers staged public protests.

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The Verge

JUNE 4, 2020

A pair of alarming videos appeared to show at least one Caviar delivery worker being arrested by New York City police on Thursday, allegedly for violating the city’s curfew imposed this week in response to demonstrations protesting the death of George Floyd and systemic police brutality. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 5, 2024

According to court papers, AAER filed its challenge on behalf of three anonymous female business owners , two in Virginia and one in New York, whose small businesses met the firmographics criteria of eligible contestants. Schwartz, partner at law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher wrote to The NonProfit Times. “As

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The Verge

APRIL 26, 2021

Their comments in an earnings call Monday contradict statements made by local law enforcement in the immediate aftermath of the crash, and could complicate the efforts by federal crash investigators who are also examining the incident.

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The Verge

JULY 19, 2021

Although many in the US are vaccinated — 48 percent of the country is fully vaccinated, according to The New York Times’ data as of Monday — the change comes as case rates around the country are going up. The significant majority of new cases have been found among unvaccinated people.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This has led cities to demand more innovative solutions from companies for controlling how their vehicles are used in public spaces. Drover AI’s new equipment is attached right below the handlebars, with a second module fixed lower on the stem. New York City is expected to announce the winners in spring 2021.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

In it, the company detailed a plan to reorganize its for-profit arm into a public benefit corporation (PBC). What is a public benefit corporation? Critically, B Corp status isn't a designation with the weight of law, or even an industry-wide group, behind it it's a stamp of approval from this specific nonprofit.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

At least that’s a theoretical benefit of the MTA’s new announcements rolling out today, created in partnership with director and Instagram star Nicolas Heller ( @newyorknico ). Starting today, you will be hearing over 25 new voices representing the @mta on subway platforms and buses all over NYC. And you know what?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Beginning with the City of North Port and Pinellas County Government in Florida and the City of Fulton in New York, the new program will allow government organizations to provide safety information through Neighbors, the Amazon-owned company’s neighborhood watch feature that alerts users to nearby alleged crimes and events.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The company was founded in October 2017, making it one of the fastest companies to go from a startup to a public company. Luckin neither admitted nor denied these claims, which were filed in a court in the Southern District of New York. ” Luckin Coffee will unluckin’ly delist from Nasdaq following fraud allegations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2013

The session will focus on exploring how nonprofits are expanding their efforts to influence public policy through social channels and understanding the legal issues and how to evaluate the work. (I’ll The “ Influencing Public Policy in A Digital Age ” is their comprehensive guide. Social Media and Employees.

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

McGruder, the Ford Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer, oversees Ford’s global operations and finances for its offices in New York, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. McGruder is also the founder and president of Moms of Black Boys United and M.O.B.B. The Vision to Supporting Impact at Scale . With M.O.B.B.

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