Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

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. HathiTrust.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

I believe in the power of books to change the world. Gerry did have one other piece of critical advice: change the name. Just three years ago, negotiators from around the world converged on Marrakesh, Morocco, to hash out a final deal. My idea was completely legal! And that’s how Bookshare was founded. And, the U.S.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

In 2006, journalist Mariane Pearl traveled the globe for Glamour magazine to profile women who are changing the world. They each transformed their personal pain to create change for the greater good. Yes, there is hope in the world, and it isn't naive or even idealistic. It is real."--Mariane Mariane Pearl, In Search of Hope.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

For them, that was a measure of change and a measure of impact. KR: Well, I think people like yourself who work in the media, and who are journalists and who blog, can do a great job of telling the story of why investing in women is such a remarkable way of making change in the world. It is not that we aren't seeing the wins.

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