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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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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Lost Your Tax-Exemption? What Next ?

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Lost Your Tax-Exemption? What Next — posted by Pat Lewis , Senior Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center The IRS has begun to revoke the tax-exempt status for those nonprofit organizations that have not filed some form of a 990 (information report) for three years.

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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Disclaimer Friday, June 10, 2011 Research Friday: Really, Your Tax Exemption has been Revoked? Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. June 10, 2011 10:10 AM xicoarteycultura said. Refreshing!

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Social entrepreneurs argue that they can be change agents in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors (Praszkier & Nowak, 2011). Historically, federal and state laws have viewed nonprofit and for-profit entities as mutually exclusive organizations whose work rarely, if ever, overlapped.

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Lawsuit over denying access to a student with learning disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Statement on Bookshare January 24, 2011 Response to Request for Information Benetech, the nonprofit parent of the Bookshare online library for people with print disabilities, is responding to a request to answer specific questions on how Bookshare operates. More than half of U.S.

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7 Nonprofits Leading the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Saleforce Nonprofit

Human trafficking organizations advocate for stronger anti-trafficking laws, provide services and support for victims of trafficking crimes, and develop long-term strategies to end human trafficking. Problem: In years past, Hagar relied on an extensive library of Excel files to document contact with each client that would come seeking help.

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