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Nonprofit Guide to US Digital Privacy Laws: CCPA, SHIELD

Whole Whale

This article is for the overworked techie in charge of all of the digital things who just panicked that it is 2020 and there are new privacy laws. There are also multiple bills moving through legislature in no less than 25 other states and the federal government ( COPRA ) that could become law in 2020.

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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). In the U.S.

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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE

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In the United States, only approximately four states have a law prohibiting marriage under the age of 18. An expert on branding startups, executive leadership, governance, and more, Allison has deep roots in the association community. She’s also the author of two books, “Building Your Brand” and “Connect to Influence.” “The

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. copyright law.

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Streamlining your nonprofit’s business: Some legal considerations for forming an executive committee

ASU Lodestar Center

An executive committee can be given the authority to act on behalf of the board only between meetings of the full board, or might be tasked with considering important matters prior to their presentation at the regular board meeting. The board of directors may further restrict the power and authority of the executive committee.

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URL Shorteners: Blind(ly) Heading Towards Disaster?

Care2

has been seized by the Libyan government for failure to comply with Islamic law. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority determines a trustee for each ccTLD and administration and control is then delegated to that trustee. Look for alternative url shorteners such as Google's new version goo.gl However, just today a.ly

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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. The most interesting part of the conversation was around what I call the “dueling moral high grounds” issue: authors rights and the rights of people with disabilities. national experience.

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