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Bookshare without Borders: #2/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Penguin, he points out, is a growing power in China, India and Brazil, while Random House is pervasive across Spanish-speaking Latin America. Special thanks go to Charles Coward and Xavier Domènech of the Barcelona law firm Uría Menéndez. We invite you to check out the Bookshare catalog for updates on our Spanish collection.

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Sarah Davies: Intellectual Property Legislation with Human Rights

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've studied intellectual property law extensively, but only in an academic context; I am not a practicing lawyer. How did you get interested in copyright laws and their impact on human rights? They see copyright law as a way to control the way their message is distributed. He is also a professor at Stanford Law School.

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Breakthrough on Global Access at WIPO in Geneva!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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., One key point: it’s been the law of the land in the U.S. the European Union and others. Question: What are the two key points of the document? If it’s good enough for the U.S.,