Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
That’s the lobbying position of some companies in the intellectual property field when implementing the new Marrakesh Copyright Treaty. Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. That would pretty much defeat the purpose of having a library.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 7, 2013
However, as the founder of the Bookshare online library, we have a great deal at stake in how the Treaty gets implemented. First, it makes creating a national domestic copyright exception an obligation of countries that ratify the Treaty. What’s in it; what does it mean; how does it affect Bookshare members?
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Candid
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Having a library of pre-made videos is helpful for the days when planned content falls through. It can be hard to find ones that are appropriate and fit with your cause. Setting up to record video takes time, whether it’s prepping the space or getting yourself camera-ready. Second, it gives us a backlog of content.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 17, 2015
This historic international copyright exception treaty paves the way for a future in which people who cannot read regular printed materials can have equal access to books, regardless of where they live. Helping people with disabilities gain access to education and books is a cause everyone can identify with. It is politically popular.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 20, 2013
Migel, whose experiences with blindness caused during World War I, led to him helping start the Foundation. And when the idea of a peer-to-peer ebook library came to me, it was George who I went to with the idea. That treaty should replicate the successful copyright exception here in the U.S.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 6, 2006
We had a wide array of key people at the meeting, including the head of IT at the university, another blind professor, top librarians, the heads of NGOs serving the blind and the head of library services for the blind [check titles]. I quite enjoyed our discussions, which ranged from Bookshare to the need for open source screen readers.
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MARCH 15, 2017
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