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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

That treaty should replicate the successful copyright exception here in the U.S. award Fruchterman a11y Migel AFB Ferrell Bookshare accessibility blind copyright dyslexia Helen Keller copyfight SCCR treaty ebooks' We hope you’ll join us on this journey.

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Mission Possible: Tell Us Your Symantec Story and Win Prizes!

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Adobe Creative Cloud Giveaway for Nonprofits at 17NTC!

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA bill

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. But, when asked if we know whether or not there are “pirated” copyrighted materials, we can’t say. We write software for people with disabilities as well as human rights and environmental groups. And then they go away.

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

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Third, we pioneered a novel interpretation of the copyright exception for serving people with disabilities that is built into the basic law of the United States. But, to make that happen, we need to recreate the favorable copyright policy environment we enjoy in the United States. It makes a copyright exception like the U.S.

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA Bill by Jim Fruchterman

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. But, when asked if we know whether or not there are “pirated” copyrighted materials, we can’t say. We write software for people with disabilities as well as human rights and environmental groups. And then they go away.

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