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What is in the Treaty of Marrakesh?

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That makes it legal in these countries for people with these disabilities, and the organizations that serve them, to make accessible versions of books without having to get permission from the author or publisher. This is satisfied by having a law like the Chafee Amendment in the U.S., Articles 5 and 6.

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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

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HBCUs have long played a pivotal role in the United States. Because of this, general operating support is seen as a measure of funder trust in grantee organizations. Foundation staff insight HBCUs educate and support the largest number of Black professionals in fields, such as medicine, law, and engineering.

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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

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Reading a Bookshare-downloaded book on the BrailleNote portable device Launched in 2007 to replicate the proven Bookshare model internationally, our Bookshare International library has already grown to serve members in more than 40 countries , many of whom are in the developing world.

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Technological Protection Measures and the Blind

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Each new content delivery system is eagerly tested by technically oriented blind individuals or the organizations serving them, often to result in disappointment and widespread advice to avoid wasting limited resources on inaccessible content. Amazon now ships more ebooks than print books in the United States.

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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

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It funds primarily organizations that serve the New York City metropolitan area or New York State. Soon afterwards in 2007, we won our first major award from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), which, in turn, allowed us to build Bookshare into a national asset.

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Commercial Availability: The Poison Pill for Marrakesh Treaty Implementation

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Our experience successfully building Bookshare under the United States copyright exception, which has no such commercial availability limitation, informs this strong opinion. As an organization that puts this disability-specific copyright exception into practice, I can say with confidence that the U.S.

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Upholding The Social Bargain: Bookshare and Copyright Compliance

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copyright law. The publishing industry and disability organizations both agreed on this provision of copyright law. A professional with expertise in assessing disabilities needs to certify each Bookshare member as meeting these qualifications (the copyright law in the U.S. How do we know it's inadvertent?

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