Community Copyright Files Library 
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 17, 2014
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. copyright law.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
Benetech's largest social enterprise is the Bookshare online library for people who are blind or otherwise disabled when it comes to reading print. copyright law. The publishing industry and disability organizations both agreed on this provision of copyright law. At Benetech, our commitment is to uphold that social deal.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 12, 2014
HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 9, 2018
However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock. We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways. I believe it is a combination of copyright exceptions and business model innovations. Love of the print book.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 7, 2010
The machine uses OCR (optical character recognition) technology to convert the text to a digital exact image file and to a second file format that we use for direct editing. Once we sort out who is proofreading what, Carrie transfers the books to the main server where the files are kept forevermore.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
We’re operating at the forefront of copyright limitations and exceptions, both in the United States and globally. After all, they’re proud of their creations and would love to see them benefit disadvantaged people and communities, where regular market forces would fail to go. We serve human rights activists in more than 100 countries.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 5, 2015
Twelve years ago, the Fund made its first grant to Benetech, in support of the then newly launched Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with disabilities that get in the way of reading print, including visual impairments and dyslexia. In 2013, with the most recent (and fourth!)
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