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Reply Comments on the Proposed Treaty for Access to Copyrighted Works

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We filed the following comments to the Copyright Office's request for comments on issues about access for people with print disabilities. Many of the comments critical of the proposed treaty come from parties that object in principle to copyright exceptions, rather than having a direct stake in the issue at hand.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Highlights from the NpDev and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's a few sessions notes in the wiki: NpTech Tag , definition of Open API For-Profit/Nonprofit Software Collaborations and where are the biggest tool gaps ? There's a thoughtful comment from Givewell that points out the work flow involved. New Blogs Yes, Tobias Eigen blogs and we've just discovered his blog in the NpTech Tag stream.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Voting Deadline at Netsquared Extended, NTC Pipe, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Everyone is invited to make any last minute plugs in the comments or trackbacks! There is certainly no shortage of buckets where nonprofit technology tagged resources are being aggregated. Just A Few Good Resources Plucked from the NpTech Tag Stream and Kikino. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week.

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Speaking of open social networks …

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

is a microblogging service based on an open source project, Laconica , and all of the updates are copyrighted by a Creative Commons (Attribution) license. 1 trackback } Recent Links Tagged With "portability" - JabberTags 01.03.09 at 5:50 am { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 08.15.08

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NpTech Tag: Socially Responsible Idol, Nptech Meebo Chat at PDF Conference, and Personal Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Marshall Kirkpatrick's Comparing 5 Ways To Tag Videos hit dig popular. Jon's comments on plone comments. Here's one that showed up in the NpTech Tag Stream: Doodle. Fight Hunger shares the results and learnings from its Second Life fundraising event "Walk the World." without leaving the virtual world!

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Bookshare’s Status as an Authorized Entity under Section 121

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Tags: copyright blind Bookshare Chafee. Together, these facts should be helpful for educational institutions and their legal counsel in permitting institutions to avail themselves of the services funded by the Department of Education, and to be comfortable with the legality of those services under copyright law.

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How do you define Creative Commons Attribution?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Earlier this week, I wrote a post called " What happens when you set your content free using Creative Commons Licensing? " I explained why I set my own work free, provided some examples, and pointed to a new tool. As I responded in the comments, I run across a lot of abuse. And how do you respond?

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