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Fascinating Meeting at the Copyright Office

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Last Friday I spent almost two and a half hours in a wide-ranging conversation with Maria Pallante of the Copyright Office (and two other folks whose full names I didn't write down). copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law.

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It’s 2013: Where’s your nonprofit’s social media policy?

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And those disastrous results are very, very public. Having a social media policy in place will help you answer these questions, and inform you or your social media manager on what to do in similar situations. What’s in a social media policy? How to write your policy. And it’s extremely easy to create.

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In-Kind Donations 101: A Guide for Nonprofits

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While there are risks of accepting in-kind donations, those risks can be offset by creating firm policies and guidelines surrounding the in-kind donations your nonprofit will accept. It can also include intangible property, such as copyrights and patents. Learn more about in-kind donations and how they can help your organization!

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Accessibility and ACTA

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Brief Comments on Accessibility Concerns on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) The disability community should be concerned about ACTA for two reasons: At its core it’s an anti-piracy agreement. Why have public decision-making? The digital measures designed to defeat piracy usually end up equating accessibility with piracy.

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Towards Global Access for the Print Disabled

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. has been very negative on a treaty in the past: their public statements have been softening lately.

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Martin Luther King Day 2015

VisionLink

The community operating system of VisionLink is built to enable the operational connections between needs and assets across our nation''s communities. It is an honor to build the tools used by leaders, staff and volunteers across the United States as they work to weave resilient and connected communities. Copyright © 2014.

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Martin Luther King Day 2013

VisionLink

The community operating system of VisionLink is built to enable the operational connections between needs and assets across our nation''s communities. It is an honor to build the tools used by leaders, staff and volunteers across the United States as they work to weave resilient and connected communities. Copyright © 2013.

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