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Authorized Entities Trusted Intermediaries

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This was first introduced (to my knowledge) in the Stakeholder's Platform discussions, which were the quickly ginned-up alternative option created in response to the original introduction at WIPO of the Treaty for the Visually Impaired ("TVI") by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay (and now co-sponsored by Mexico). This is a crucial point.

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Fascinating Meeting at the Copyright Office

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law. But, the advocacy groups present in Geneva felt that the U.S. These seems to be an important part of international copyright law. The Chafee Amendment The U.S. national experience.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month: 5 Extraordinary Organizations

Tech Soup

" The organization serves refugee and immigrant survivors of human rights abuses with a team that speaks 25 different languages to meet the cultural and linguistic needs of Mosaic's clients. By providing mobile advocacy, we are able to take our services to locations that are convenient for the people we serve. LAP is a U.S.

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M+R’s Guide to A More Inclusive Media Relations Approach

M+R

to consider the following questions: Who needs to hear more about the advocacy work for a given issue? Hearing from someone who has been directly impacted by immigration law, the criminal legal system, or housing policy can help change hearts and minds more than a list of talking points ever will. Whose stories need to be told?

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The Big Chill: Why Nonprofits Should Care about Affirmative Action

Blue Avocado

This is because race-neutral alternatives, including class/income, have not proven to be as efficacious in addressing disparities. As a result, nonprofits may be discouraged from exercising their current legal rights to the full extent out of fear of violating the law. Recommendation 2: Support advocacy efforts.

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