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The Challenges of Protecting Intellectual Property on Social Networks

NTEN

Specifically, the surrendering of licenses to use nonprofits' content as each network sees fit. you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook ("IP License").

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Don't Just Post, Post a Story

Tech Soup

Storytelling is about inspired imagination, and there's nothing that inspires action more completely than a photo or video. A good photo or video post should: Show doing - think candid action over static and fixed shots. Stir emotion - if you can get someone to feel a strong emotion, action is likely next to follow.

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Going to Davos to Redesign the Planet

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In general, we have patents and copyrights and trade secrets as commercial objects because we as a society think that it helps bring the benefits of new creations to everyone. Universities and government labs encouraging their technology transfer offices to make social licenses of new technology.

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Acceptable Usage Policies (AUPs) Protect You and Your Organization

Tech Soup

owners, often to reduce the potential for legal action that may be taken by a user. Legal liability, copyright infringement and harassment claims. Security details such as managing passwords, software licenses and intellectual privacy. owners, often to reduce the potential for legal action that may be taken by a user.

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Adobe Creative Cloud Giveaway for Nonprofits at 17NTC!

Tech Soup

Do not reference or identify any person, entity, trademark, copyright, or property in your post unless you and/or your group have received that person's/entity's permission in writing. Limit one submission per individual. Do not copy the work of any other person or entity. (b) b) Third Party Rights. c) Grant of Rights to Sponsor.

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Enabling a Participatory Culture using Creative Commons Licenses

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Subsequently, I invited Gautam John who works with Pratham Books to write a guest post about their social publishing strategy where he briefly touched upon their use of Creative Commons licenses. Enabling a Participatory Culture using Creative Commons Licenses by Gautam John. Creative Commons to the rescue.

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Internet Strategy on the Cheap: Tools and Resources

Have Fun - Do Good

You have to set it up yourself and pay for web hosting) MovableType.com: [link] (Higher Education & Non-profit license for 5 authors, $195. Odeo: Free [link] Copyright Free Music Podsafe Music Network. Hosting included) WordPress.org: [link] (Free software. Includes support for first year.

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