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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

On International Human Rights Day, we pay tribute to all human rights defenders, celebrate the recent victories of the human rights community, and recognize the challenges that still lie ahead in the global struggle to advance justice, accountability and an end to impunity. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders.

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Candid names Ann Mei Chang as new CEO

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Ann Mei is a leading expert on social innovation with global experience in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. The author of Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good , Ann Mei served as chief innovation officer at the U.S. Global Development Lab. She earned a B.S. and around the world.

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

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In Authors Guild v. In September 2011, the Authors Guild sued the HathiTrust, alleging massive copyright violations. A federal district court ruled against the Authors Guild in October 2012, finding that HathiTrust’s process was fair use under U.S. The Authors Guild then appealed the ruling. copyright law).

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Things We Like (July 2011)

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Get the skinny in the report we co-authored with Idealware, " A Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems ", updated for 2011. The latest: The Climate Hot Map , from the Union of Concerned Scientists, which tracks the effects of global warming climate change global climate disruption around the world.

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Our WIPO Statement on the Treaty for Access for People with Disabilities

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Statement of Benetech to the 22nd Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights at the World Intellectual Property Organization June 15, 2011, Geneva, Switzerland • Greetings from California’s Silicon Valley! Now, more than 30,000 current copyrighted books are available globally on Bookshare to thousands of users. •

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

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Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. We called this idea Bookshare , which is now Benetech’s largest Global Literacy initiative. of America v.

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6 Copies of Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding Book Giveaway and New Year Resolution Contest

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Leave a comment on this post explaining what your organization’s singular, most important activity will be in 2011 that will at-once drive social impact, engage supporters and increase revenues. About the book: At a time when nonprofits are growing globally, and as the U.S. Deadline: December 23rd.

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