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Do I Need a Cookie Policy on My Website?

Byte Technology

The Cookie Law is all about privacy. The purpose of the law is to let consumers know how information about them is collected and used online, as well as giving them a choice to allow it or not. It originated as a European Union (EU) directive which was adopted in 2011 by all EU countries. What are Cookies?

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Year-end donation processing

Robert Weiner

When in doubt, contact an attorney who specializes in nonprofit law or contact the IRS for a ruling. ). An online donation made on December 31st. An online donation made on December 31st to a different charity. Unlike scenario 2, the online donation service charged the credit card immediately. charities to keep in mind.

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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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Great reads from around the web on October 14th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – "Can I be honest? However, just today a.ly shortener called vb.ly

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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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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

Tech Soup

By 2011, American women surpassed men in gaining college degrees , including advanced degrees. women became the majority of law students. The UN finds that 119 countries have now passed domestic violence laws, though enforcement remains a problem. Law and Advocacy. Shireen Mitchell of Stop Online Violence Against Women.

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Are Memes Really Just Slacktivism?

Care2

Forward this to all the girls online” By 2011 the meme evolved a couple of times. On January 8, 2011 the meme ranked number 11 on Google Trends search queries and the Susan G Komen Foundation said that their Facebook page grew by over 100K “likes” in 24 hours. In 2011 he was diagnosed with ALS.

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