Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 14, 2009
Last Friday I spent almost two and a half hours in a wide-ranging conversation with Maria Pallante of the Copyright Office (and two other folks whose full names I didn't write down). copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 24, 2010
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). The concept of TIs uses U.S.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 23, 2014
The Oak Foundation just awarded us a grant to provide accessible content to people with qualifying learning differences (like dyslexia) in Brazil, India, and the United Kingdom. These Labs supporters make it possible for us to explore many new Labs project ideas, looking for the next great social enterprise.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 1, 2007
How did you get interested in copyright laws and their impact on human rights? About five years ago, Brazil violated American intellectual property agreements by producing an AIDS drug for a fraction of the cost of the American company who developed it. They see copyright law as a way to control the way their message is distributed.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 27, 2011
There has been a major breakthrough recently on international copyright negotiations in Geneva around improved access for people who have print disabilities. Through negotiations, four competing proposals have been merged into a single document supported in June by the Latin Americans (led by Brazil), the U.S.,
Care2
APRIL 21, 2008
Lessons Learned and Keys to Success: Thinking of a novel idea was a big part, responsible for the campaigns high volume of free press coverage. There were some complications with this, we didnt have enough ethnic avatars, so the Brazilian one was a blonde girl, as we knew there were also blonde girls in Brazil. How did you promote it?
Care2
APRIL 21, 2008
Lessons Learned and Keys to Success: Thinking of a novel idea was a big part, responsible for the campaigns high volume of free press coverage. There were some complications with this, we didnt have enough ethnic avatars, so the Brazilian one was a blonde girl, as we knew there were also blonde girls in Brazil. How did you promote it?
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