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. We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. We serve human rights activists in more than 100 countries.

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VisionLink

APRIL 16, 2014

We have also created standards for the exchange of information about disaster shelters and about client records. Enforcing copyright over data collections is possible, but other measures are often more efficient and less costly. This does not mean that data should be kept private and self-contained.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

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. Its greater scope creates additional challenges to get it passed. The WIPO Stakeholder’s Platform (WIPO-SP).

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VisionLink

JANUARY 19, 2015

Meanwhile too many of our people continue to be unemployed, too few can even earn enough to pay taxes, our medical entitlements continue to grow through the roof, we are spending considerably more than we take in, we have no long-term economic strategy-let alone a tax policy to enable it. Copyright © 2014. I share this dream.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Content created by TechSoup is available to reuse by any nonprofit or library (for free!), Creative Commons is a charity that champions reduced restrictions on copyrighted work by creating licenses that make it clear how material can be used, changed, and shared. We hope you like our content, and we want you to use it!

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VisionLink

JANUARY 21, 2013

Meanwhile too many of our people continue to be unemployed, too few can even earn enough to pay taxes, our medical entitlements continue to grow through the roof, we are spending considerably more than we take in, we have no long-term economic strategy-let alone a tax policy to enable it. Copyright © 2013. I share this dream.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Over the past couple of years as I’ve guide nonprofits in preparing their social media policies or when I speak, I get asked questions that are more legal questions than about social media. Here’s a sampling: Our organization does advocacy around some policy issues. A check list to work through with your legal counsel: 1.)

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2015

In general, it's fine to post video that you create yourself on your website. Once you create a video, it is automatically copyrighted and you have full rights to it, unless stated otherwise by a sharing service. Vimeo has a section for Creative Commons-copyrighted videos. Here's what we found. " View Video.

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VisionLink

JULY 4, 2010

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. But it wasn’t the political revolution that moved the young boy; it was the moral revolution: all men and women are created equal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

They provide tools that let everyone have a simple, standardized way to grant copyright permissions to their creative work. The Creative Commons licenses enable people to easily change their copyright terms from the default of “all rights reserved” to “ some rights reserved.” Why didn't they link to the original context?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

In general, we have patents and copyrights and trade secrets as commercial objects because we as a society think that it helps bring the benefits of new creations to everyone. If you give all knowledge away freely, you'll discourage people and companies from investing in creating valuable technology and content.

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See3

MARCH 7, 2008

How can you find that missing perspective and use it to create empathy and understanding in your audience. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Some history museums, including the Brooklyn Museum and the Sandy Springs Museum , have implemented innovative programs inviting artists into storage and galleries to create new works with collection items. Keep in mind that enforcing limited-access policies requires significant staff time too, along with possible legal fees.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2007

McCown -- who got over 1,400 signatures on a petition to restore ferry service -- was onto something, I decided to add to her total by creating an online petition on The Petition Site. This is all just a great example of the way that Web 2.0 -- if you want to call it that -- really does have potential to create rapid change.

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See3

JANUARY 10, 2008

The conference, geared towards established and aspiring filmmakers, non-profit communications leaders, funders and students, is a place where leading-edge practitioners learn and share cutting-edge practices for creating media that matters.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

The concept is simple: you choose a photo of a baby seal, create a caption for it, and upload it directly to their Flickr account (using Flickr’s interface that is built into the Humane Society’s site). All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

The Bookshare library is made possible by a copyright exception: Section 121 of the United States Copyright Act, also known as the Chafee Amendment. Students outside the United States are not covered by this national copyright exception, because every country has its own copyright law.

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See3

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

The administration showcases the office’s Video Production Team, “which creates strong, engaging web-based video that communicates key U.S. a handful of videos created by the team and posted to YouTube have been viewed about 200 times. values and counters terrorist ideologies,” in documents provided to Congress.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2011

In summary, the Chair leads and reflects the Board with full commitment to the organization’s vision and mission; has an understanding of the essential legal, moral, and ethical responsibilities of the Board; and works through policy, guidance, and support. Creating, Building, and Sustaining Nonprofit Commu.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2009

The Digital Millenium Copyright Act ("DMCA") workaround. The goal of the DMCA disability exemption wasn't to breed a whole generation of blind ebook crackers: it was to say it was against public policy in the United States to have digital rights management that stopped disabled people from reading ebooks. The Textbook problem.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

This is a newly created position. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3. Kellogg Foundation The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is currently looking for a New Media Manager.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2008

Whats interesting about this approach is that it creates a virtual community of consumers using relatively simple technology (easy for me to say that--I cant write code). To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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See3

MAY 9, 2007

The Obama MySpace page was originally created by a volunteer, and originally didn’t say “official site&#. The person who created it then wanted to get paid for all the work he had done. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us Not happening.

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See3

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Creating an age restricted, velvet rope around a label no Boomer wanted in the first place was the dumbest thing a web company could ever do. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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See3

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

How many of these could you do before you create fatigue in your network? Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3. They don’t have a chance.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

and Marie Claire joined forces to create www.everywomancounts08.com To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. com , a non-partisan coalition. I had the privilege of attending the kick-off dinner reception last night.

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Care2

DECEMBER 6, 2007

60) Search « So Easy, a Chicken Could Do It: frogloop 2008 Reader Survey | Main | Blogger Uses Petition Site to Create Better Transportation for NY » Thursday Dec 06 2007 Care2.com To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Care2

AUGUST 21, 2007

To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Visit Google to learn more: [link] Post a Comment | by Share Article Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. All rights reserved.

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See3

JANUARY 15, 2008

See3 Communications creates compelling visual media and internet marketing initiatives that enable nonprofits to maximize exposure, deepen connections and produce results. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us

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Care2

JULY 15, 2008

Nonprofits who work primarily with policy still should document themselves because they have access to experts on their topic. 2) Create a Video Library Michael Hoffman, CEO of See3 , stressed the importance of creating a video library. To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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See3

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

I’ve cited you, your company and website on a Best Practices: Marketing the Message Forum I had created on [link] where we are trying to help nonprofits cope with a full range of sustainability issues. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

Last August, a draft of policies and rules for National Parks was leaked that emphasized commercialization, tourism, and motorized recreation within the parks. May 31, 2007 | Amien Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Thanks for the info! All rights reserved.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. : Chad Mezera (chad.mezera@mail.wvu.edu or 304-293-3505 x5415) Post a Comment | by Share Article in Integrated Marketing , Misc. Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry.

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See3

MARCH 18, 2008

The Foundation’s “leading edge” research advances the science of water reuse and supports communities across the United States and abroad in their efforts to create new sources of high quality water through reclamation, reuse, and desalination while protecting public health and improving the environment.

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Care2

JANUARY 16, 2008

To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. (Image courtesy of Kalabird ) Post a Comment | by Share Article in Care2 News , Misc. Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. All rights reserved.

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Care2

MAY 1, 2008

To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Post a Comment | by Share Article in Video Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. All rights reserved.

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Care2

JANUARY 6, 2009

Once youve determined which KPIs are important for your organizations site, Google Analytics, as of a fairly recent update, actually allows you to create custom reports that include all of the key data you need -- and not the stuff you dont. January 12, 2009 | Altan Khendup Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Excellent post!

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