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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. copyright law.

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Important Considerations for Nonprofits When Applying for IRC 501(c)(3) Status: Part 1

Tech Soup

Since this is the first of a series, allow me to provide some brief information about myself. I retired from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at the end of 2011 after 25 years of service. The IRS website, IRS.gov, contains a massive and often changing amount of information regarding nonprofits. Know the Law.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Really, Your Tax.

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Friday, June 10, 2011 Research Friday: Really, Your Tax Exemption has been Revoked? As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Refreshing!

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Research Friday: Lessons in board governance

ASU Lodestar Center

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight current nonprofit research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day practice. In April of 2011, a story broke regarding The Central Asia Institute, a nonprofit organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead.

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Friday, April 15, 2011 Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead and Manage a Nonprofit Organization posted by Laura L. April 18, 2011 11:16 AM Laura Bush said. April 18, 2011 3:34 PM Mary McGillicuddysaid. Bush, Ph.D. Manager of Curriculum Design & Innovation, ASU Lodestar Center and Lili Wang, Ph.D. Bush, Ph.D.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving?

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Friday, April 1, 2011 Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving? As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. It's a nice trade.