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Bookshare Members Enthusiastic Comments

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Another Member, Diane Fazackarley also commented on our new downloadable audio formats. Thanks to Annette, Diane, Judy and Dornetta for agreeing to share your comments with the world. I love Christian fiction, and while NLS does have some in that particular genre, Bookshare has so much more!

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Reply Comments on the Proposed Treaty for Access to Copyrighted Works

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We filed the following comments to the Copyright Office's request for comments on issues about access for people with print disabilities. Many of the comments critical of the proposed treaty come from parties that object in principle to copyright exceptions, rather than having a direct stake in the issue at hand.

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New OSTP Blog Breaks New Ground

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For example, the traditional approach is for an agency to issue a Request for Comment. Then, people have a certain number of weeks to post comments, but can't comment on each others' work real-time. And then, there's a time for reply comments. And, you can comment on comments, and rate comments (similar to slashdot).

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Welcome to Benetech's New Site! (and.)

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We’ve made things more engaging, adding more images and video along with the ability to share and comment on content. Please feel free to share any thoughts or comments with us. Look around—there’s a lot that’s new. We’ve updated our brand identity. And I hope you like our new site! As always, your feedback is valuable to us.

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Snowden and Techies: First Do No Harm!

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My comments were based on the recent HuffPo op-ed authored by Enrique Piracés and me, entitled Human Rights and the Duty to Protect Sensitive Data. TED2014 attendees were asked to reflect on their reactions to the Snowden appearance on stage.

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Why We're Blacking Out Sites: PIPA and SOPA

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Part of my objective was to show the unintended consequences of Internet censorship bills like SOPA and PIPA (SOPA's Senate buddy bill), responding to alerts from organizations I trust like the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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The FCC and Accessibility

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Here are my comments on the big picture and a couple of their proposals. I'm also going to copy portions into the comments section of their specific posts. Comments on the FCC's Accessibility Plans (June 2010) My main recommendation to the FCC is to be more ambitious about accessibility.