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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

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For on January 17, 1984, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that consumers could tape their favorite TV shows and watch them later without the copyright holder’s consent. 417 (1984), also known as the “ Betamax case ”, is a landmark copyright precedent that has had enormous implications for the media economy. of America v.

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The Road to Accessibility without Borders: Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty

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One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities.

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Solutions Day 2023—Beyond Answers to Insight

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Pendo, Founding Member of Chicago Law Partners, LLC. One of the biggest is whether AI-generated content is protected by copyright law. Kimberly practices not-for-profit and corporate law. Sponsored by Multiview. Kimberly A. Kimberly Pendo AI is rapidly changing the world, and the non-profit sector is no exception.

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Bookshare Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Google

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Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. Raman of Google Research, a long-time Bookshare member and advisor, was on hand to help us celebrate last night.

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Bookshare and the Power of We

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copyright law. As we celebrate Bookshare’s 10th Anniversary this year, we are grateful to all the individuals and groups who have joined us over the past decade and made these tremendous accomplishments possible. Our lower cost model allowed us to invert the power structure.

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Martin Luther King Day 2015

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It is as a deeply divided nation that we prepare to celebrate President Obama''s second inauguration. Or as Jefferson put it: that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Copyright © 2014. Douglas Zimmerman President and CEO VisionLink, Inc. Free at last!

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Martin Luther King Day 2013

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It is as a deeply divided nation that we prepare to celebrate President Obama''s second inauguration. Or as Jefferson put it: that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Copyright © 2013. Martin Luther King, Jr. Free at last! Stan Stahl, Ph.D.

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