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JANUARY 17, 2014

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.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

But the reality is that people don’t even need to buy the scientific case for climate change to take actions that address the issue: wouldn’t everybody like to save money on energy efficiency if it was painless or easy? And, it’s not clear that making the scientific case is sufficient for people to change.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

This set of principles was incorporated in AI’s mandate: the set of rules establishing the organization's goals and action parameters, or what it and its local groups can and cannot do. I especially heard strong interest in building the Amnesty movement in Latin America and Asia.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Looking forward to seeing more plans and more stories of conservation in action! And, we're getting reports from all over the world of Miradi being used in countries like Indonesia and China, among many others.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2012

She met us at the airport and dropped our bags off at our hotel and took us to a major crafts fair being held outside of town (where we saw products produced by numerous social enterprises: more on the social enterprise action in Laos and Thailand in my next post).

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

For many years, people frequently suggested that Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead, get more involved in Washington, DC policy and legislative action. This post originally appeared on Arabella Advisors'' Greater Good blog as part of the series Impact 2014. Isn’t that where good ideas go to die?”

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

Tags: climate change trees Miradi Blog Action Day Palo Alto environment biodiversity.

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JUNE 10, 2011

How do we help decision-makers and the press get a better handle on what we know and don't know, and prevent people from leaping to the wrong conclusions (and by extension, taking the wrong actions)? We're lucky at Benetech to have very smart and engaged board.

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JULY 5, 2013

Your support and action helped us to achieve a historic treaty that will change the lives of millions around the world. To everyone involved—so many names it is impossible to list everyone—a sincere “Thank You” for helping to get us here.

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JUNE 21, 2009

They had more than 1000 folks show up to talk about service, nonprofits and social action. Enjoyed my day in Berkeley yesterday at the Craigslist Foundation Bootcamp 2009. I thought Arianna Huffington did a good job as the opening keynoter hitting on the service theme. Announcing All For Good was a big piece of the event, of course.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Dan Goldin (former head of NASA) and Charlie Kennel (former head of the Scripps Institiute of Oceanography) pulled together a proposal for what they call "Knowledge Action Networks," to help local community get access to data about how climate change was likely to affect their communities.

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MAY 16, 2010

The software also helps conservation teams prioritize environmental threats, develop objectives and actions, and select monitoring indicators to assess the effectiveness of their strategies. Miradi is the first software program designed especially by and for conservation planners based on a common set of environmental metrics.

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APRIL 10, 2013

Human rights workers collect massive amounts of information about abuse that occurs in their countries—the individual stories are compelling, but scientific analysis of the collective data can inspire action.

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MAY 31, 2008

Actually visiting social enteprises and seeing them in action is incredibly exciting. These groups are even more ambitious and disciplined than the American social enterprises I run into. And, I felt privileged to be able to meet these teams on their home turf.

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JUNE 13, 2009

There are two hot issue right now on Craig's social action radar, the new launch of the All For Good website and next weekend's Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp in Berkeley. Q: Do you have a strategy or roadmap for these social actions that you’re following for Craigslist or yourself personally?

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AUGUST 23, 2005

I spent an hour today trying to write up just my list of action items from the O'Reilly Foo Camp 2005 ! I wasn't kidding about the action list: I came up with a dozen hot prospects, mainly technology people who want to get more involved with Benetech or people I want to learn more about their socially beneficial activities.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

We just announced a Commitment to Action at the Clinton Global Initiative , to increase our impact in India by an order of magnitude. The Treaty was signed on the spot by over 50 countries. We’re going to demonstrate what this could look like by piloting Bookshare International at scale in India.

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JULY 21, 2007

It's a blast to see it in action! I thought I'd just show up and wave the Benetech flag for a few minutes, and ended up staying for nearly two hours because it was so engaging. Technology serving humanity: our motto.

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JUNE 14, 2009

The publishing industry has put forward an alternative to the treaty called the Stakeholders Platform which is based on voluntary action, which the disability community feels is the status quo, which is not good enough. And, we're standing by to provide the technology infrastructure that makes this community action possible.

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APRIL 28, 2007

They will elaborate on the models of change that drive and sustain their work, issuing a final call for change that links local action in Silicon Valley to the broader global community. What are the triumphs, risks, and challenges in social benefit entrepreneurship? Thursday, May 24, 2007 5:30-6:30 p.m. Networking Reception 6:30-7:30 p.m.

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JANUARY 30, 2010

I spend time desperately trying to capture some of these insights myself, or give someone an action item (send me an email on that and I’ll do it). Every table conversation brings a new perspective and a new idea: whether it’s new knowledge, a great contact or a new extension to the idea under discussion. Today was an example of this.

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AUGUST 8, 2005

Quindi makes capturing meeting video/audio and action items really easy. The link to Quindi came from my old buddy Patti Price, who I've known for many years as a leading speech technology researcher. It's the sort of thing that is a bit hard to describe, but very cool to see in operation.

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JANUARY 28, 2006

It is gratifying to see the immense brainpower of top leaders figuring out how to drop rhetoric and talk about actual action steps. Without quoting anyone, I can tell you that people were really excited and engaged. I was quoted in a International Herald Tribune article today with a Davos byline entitled A trend with legs as well as a heart.

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DECEMBER 15, 2006

In an action-packed hour meeting, I heard about BRAC's efforts to create jobs, change the educational system, expand access to microcredit and other exciting ventures. Abed has accomplished an incredible amount since founding BRAC more than 30 years ago, but he is charging forward with expansion both inside and outside of Bangladesh.

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JUNE 23, 2014

Second, we are stepping up our efforts to increase the awareness of this critical issue and practical actions that can be taken. First, we are working to lower the barrier to the use of strong encryption to automatically protect the privacy of sensitive information.

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DECEMBER 21, 2006

Romesh Silva, a statistician with Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) , has provided key statistical analysis for a Human Rights Watch report issued this week documenting torture and unlawful killings by Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), an elite anti-crime and anti-terrorism force.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We also reach more people through our partnership with the Lions Clubs International in their Reading Action Program. And we continue to gain new friends, as we extend our message to over 40 countries around the world. As a Route 66 Literacy user, you’ll see a great new user interface, progress tracking, and a cool new video review feature.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Many universities and corporations are already doing great things voluntarily: we need to hold them up as the finest examples of global citizenship and encourage more voluntary action.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2007

The brainstorm concluded with some action items to be driven by Hiroshi. Jim mentioned the incipient “Raising the Floor” effort he is co-developing with Gregg Vanderheiden, where we want to see every person with a disability having a basic of level of access to technology and information.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2005

I've got a lot of trips planned for the next few months, and sometimes these blogs lead to people getting in touch with me about ideas for action! Sometimes I like to update people on my travels. Right now, I'm in Kyoto, Japan, to speak at the Science and Technology in Society forum (STS).

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JANUARY 31, 2007

Here are just a few of the Davos' I saw in action last week. It is worth taking a moment to reflect on the many faces of the Davos experience. Each person attending has many options to choose among, and you can't do it all.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2004

We're there to engage with other action-oriented people on important issues that face society (and yes, business). People sometimes ask me how much money I raised for my nonprofit by going to Davos. But, going there made it clear that's not the right question. The social entrepreneurs aren't there to beg for money.

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MARCH 10, 2009

We have an action by Amazon that sets back years of work to make ebooks accessible. But, we just saw Amazon fold when the Authors Guild pushed them to turn off the voice of these books: Amazon to flip on Kindle. And that is setting back the cause of people with disabilities who need that kind of access.

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JUNE 8, 2010

is an essential player in any global copyright action. This means we can clearly distribute formats that are usable on standard, cheap, mass-market platforms. Stating the imports and exports should work to the benefit of both U.S. residents with disabilities and globally. The US WIPO delegation has come over to our policies almost completely.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

One axis represents nature of action: direct or indirect. They put most nonprofits in the direct action without systems change box: groups that do a good (or even excellent) job of delivering services under the existing system. They then place social entrepreneurs in the direct action and systems change box. and Osberg, Sally R.,

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

If you're so moved, here's where EFF points you to taking action by contacting your elected representatives: Take Action | Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

In the Merriam Webster dictionary definition featured in the Office Action, this is the third meaning of social: “advancing the welfare of human beings in society.” On behalf of our nonprofit organization, Benetech, and the thousands of similarly situated social enterprises in the United States, we are writing to support this rejection.

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