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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

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For on January 17, 1984, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that consumers could tape their favorite TV shows and watch them later without the copyright holder’s consent. 417 (1984), also known as the “ Betamax case ”, is a landmark copyright precedent that has had enormous implications for the media economy. copyright law.

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Watch Your Content: Protecting Your Website Against Copyright Infringement

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So it’s little surprise that the massive proliferation of online resources has spawned a major problem: protecting website content from copyright infringement in the form of plagiarism or outright theft. Or having a writer steal a column from your blog and present it as their own work on their own site.

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Upholding The Social Bargain: Bookshare and Copyright Compliance

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copyright law. The Section 121 copyright exception (often known as the Chafee Amendment after the Senator who introduced it in 1996) makes it possible for Benetech to scan just about any book and make it available to this community. The publishing industry and disability organizations both agreed on this provision of copyright law.

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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

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We’re grateful to our socially responsible publishing partners who give us world rights to their titles, even though they are not required to do so under international copyright law. My next two blog posts will be on this topic. My second blog post in this series will describe how we are growing our Spanish-language program.

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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

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To paraphrase Mark Twain, I didn’t have time to write a short blog post, so I wrote a long one. The ABC would wrap together efforts such as TIGAR as a sharing portal, capacity building efforts for countries trying to create accessible book services and looking at issues like licensing. It remains an option under the Treaty, though.

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In-Kind Donations 101: A Guide for Nonprofits

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Donors providing different services or expertise can also qualify as an in-kind donation. Types of in-kind donations There are three main types of in-kind contributions: goods, services, and expertise. It can also include intangible property, such as copyrights and patents.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a.

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ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Her service didn’t end with the Army.