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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! WIPO has a mandate from its member states, and is working to address the need to change laws and get more accessible books flowing. law works: the one that made Bookshare possible.

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How to license mixed media, without a law degree

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What's even better, you don't need a law degree to understand it! s licensing and that of the sound bite? When deciding where to indicate licensing information, it is again a case of ???more on Magnatune there is a clear link to license information for that album. license to play the song. more is better???

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Objecting to Accessibility Weaseling

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We all want the same ebook that people without disabilities buy (sorry, I mean license) to work perfectly well for people who are blind, physically disabled or dyslexic. civil rights laws succeeds, people with disabilities will be yet again be denied equality.'

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Use TechSoup's Content for Free!

Tech Soup

, thanks to our Creative Commons license. Creative Commons is a charity that champions reduced restrictions on copyrighted work by creating licenses that make it clear how material can be used, changed, and shared. It was founded in 2001 by Harvard law professor and activist Lawrence Lessig. What Is Creative Commons?

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

With a press of a virtual button, an ebook can be printed, displayed in large print (on a page or on a display), made into braille (on a page or on an electronic braille display), or read aloud as audio. Today, the Marrakesh Treaty has been ratified by more than thirty countries, and went into international effect and law as of last year.

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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. We now use Creative Commons licenses everywhere!

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This Digital Marketing Process Will Make You Write Better Content

Nonprofits Source

The best way to avoid this type of action is to ask for permission or purchase a license. Here’s a list of equipment and software I’ve used in the past to create 5-10 minute demo videos: Microphone: Audio-Technica. A single misuse of an unlicensed image, even if by accident, can cost you $8,000 or more.

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