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Fascinating Meeting at the Copyright Office

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Last Friday I spent almost two and a half hours in a wide-ranging conversation with Maria Pallante of the Copyright Office (and two other folks whose full names I didn't write down). copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law.

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Towards Global Access for the Print Disabled

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A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. A definition of formats that includes Braille, audio and digital text, but excludes large print and video.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

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Second, we are stepping up our efforts to increase the awareness of this critical issue and practical actions that can be taken. The application allows any user to send information—including photos, videos, audio, or text—simply and securely to a Martus account. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » The Chronicle of Philanthropy – Telling Moving Stories

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What’s more, the charity has trained some of its staff members to shoot video using inexpensive cameras, with the goal of creating a library of footage that it can use to create fresh online videos for years to come. The organization is also creating DVD’s of some of the videos to send to prospective donors.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » The Chronicle of Philanthropy – Telling Moving Stories

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What’s more, the charity has trained some of its staff members to shoot video using inexpensive cameras, with the goal of creating a library of footage that it can use to create fresh online videos for years to come. The organization is also creating DVD’s of some of the videos to send to prospective donors.

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

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One axis represents nature of action: direct or indirect. They put most nonprofits in the direct action without systems change box: groups that do a good (or even excellent) job of delivering services under the existing system. They then place social entrepreneurs in the direct action and systems change box. and Osberg, Sally R.,

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. In addition to text quotes, Quoto also has a digital library of quotes embedded on images. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org. Quoto :: quoto.com.

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