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Reply Comments on the Proposed Treaty for Access to Copyrighted Works

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We filed the following comments to the Copyright Office's request for comments on issues about access for people with print disabilities. Many of the comments critical of the proposed treaty come from parties that object in principle to copyright exceptions, rather than having a direct stake in the issue at hand.

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Bookshare’s Status as an Authorized Entity under Section 121

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Section 121 of the Copyright Act, also known as the Chafee Amendment (17 U.S.C. Bookshare actively cooperates with the Library of Congress in the provision of Bookshare’s services to people with disabilities, through its National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress (NLS).

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President’s Update: Fall 2013

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Delivering Benetech''s statement to the WIPO diplomatic conference That’s why I’ve been actively advocating for a global copyright exception modeled after the great exception in the United States that made Bookshare possible. We also received our largest-ever award for human rights, a two-year, $2.2 million grant from the U.S.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » The 2nd Annual DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards

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The winner will be awarded an all-expense paid trip to the 2009 NTC to be held in San Francisco. Videos can be from a wide variety of issue and interest areas including (but not limited to) activism, environment, education, disability, economic development, human services, international development, health, and the arts.

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Going to Davos to Redesign the Planet

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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. CSR offices should go beyond donations and include actively finding the socially beneficial uses of corporate assets.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Don’t Barf

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The first session is at 10:30 and is called: A New Tool for Online Campaigns: How to Show, Tell, and Activate with a Video-centric Microsite The second session is at 3:30 and it’s all about online video, it is called: The Age of YouTube: Using Video Online to Reach the Masses We pleased to have a special guest at this session.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » MoveOn To Video

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Starting during the Clinton impeachment, MoveOn took off by email and has become one of the largest movers of online activism for progressives. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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