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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. Zonta International, where Allison served as Executive Director* and Chief Staff Executive, was honored with the 2021 ASAE Summit Award for the UNFPA-UNICEFF Global Program to End Child Marriage.

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8 Nonprofits Championing Environmental Sustainability on Earth Day

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The global COVID-19 pandemic didn’t slow the momentum one bit. million metric tons of electronic waste was produced globally in 2019 alone, but only 11.4 Around 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food production, while the U.S. National Forest Foundation. Connect with National Forest Foundation: .

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

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HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

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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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Using Pinterest To Raise Awareness About Violence Against Women in Nigeria

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Mari mentioned in an email was that one of the women in this workshop was a lawyer, who heads up WRAPA (Women’s Rights and Protection Alternative) and LACVAW, a coalition of 70 orgs working on rights issues (see below). LACVAW also hope to raise global awareness. She approached me after the training, with a leaflet in hand.

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Fascinating Meeting at the Copyright Office

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copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. national experience. copyright law. The hot topic was the proposal made by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay, for a global treaty (a treaty for which I was part of the expert drafting team).

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Adobe Creative Cloud Giveaway for Nonprofits at 17NTC!

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