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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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

Byte Technology

Millions upon millions of websites exist and operate in today’s digital world, offering an endless forum of information, entertainment and so much more. As a website owner or administrator, if you haven’t heard of DMCA—the Digital Millennium Copyright Act—you absolutely should be familiar with the groundbreaking legislation.

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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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You Have a Google Grant—Now What? A Guide for Nonprofits

Connection Cafe

More nonprofits are beginning to see the immense value of the Google Ad Grants and have acquired it for themselves. From there, your organization has to stay on top of task management to maintain compliance with Google’s standards, make the most of your Google Ad Grant, and jumpstart your organization’s digital marketing efforts.

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Bookshare Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Google

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The event was hosted by Google on its campus in Mountain View, California, which is home to some of the most cutting edge technologists in the world. Raman of Google Research, a long-time Bookshare member and advisor, was on hand to help us celebrate last night. copyright law. I can feel it all over, it’s a hit!” said Stevie.

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Solutions Day 2023—Beyond Answers to Insight

.orgSource

Wrap-up Keynote Hey Google, write me a speech about the ethical and legal issues surrounding a non-profit’s use of AI. One of the biggest is whether AI-generated content is protected by copyright law. Use revenue, retention, renewal, learning, event, and behavioral data to unlock hidden information. Sponsored by Multiview.

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eBooks #2: So you want to e-publish? Mechanics…

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do to get my novels out in the world, and have been greatly influenced by Cory Doctorow in terms of copyright (or, more accurately, copyleft ). There is a lot of information there on how to get going, including how to get your document into the right format.

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