Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

That’s the lobbying position of some companies in the intellectual property field when implementing the new Marrakesh Copyright Treaty. Our experience successfully building Bookshare under the United States copyright exception, which has no such commercial availability limitation, informs this strong opinion.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Under the theme “Achieving Our Vision through Empowerment and Partnerships,” this was the first-ever combined General Assembly of both WBU and the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment ( ICEVI ), another world-class organization in the field. One of the biggest issues is digital rights management.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

with a legally qualifying print disability per the Chafee Amendment to the Copyright Act. Bookshare has grown into the largest online digital library of accessible books and periodicals in the U.S., Benetech is working on a new program that will serve these students who are not qualified under the copyright exemption.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. Bookshare titles range from vocational to research to teacher-recommended reading. The majority of our members are U.S.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2010

The discussion wandered from writing to advocacy to curating to poetry to copyright. We chatted about the sad decline in international newspaper correspondents , but Roger suggested that this downturn could open new possibilities for nonprofits. Tags: Digital Divide Reporting Running Your Organization.

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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. A definition of formats that includes Braille, audio and digital text, but excludes large print and video.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. In addition, we acknowledged the critical support of Bernie Newcomb who helped fund our International Bookshare service.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The latest session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) just concluded last week. The first issue is that the treaty would not permit direct access by consumers to international authorized entities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

We want to help lead the charge into a future where the advantages of digital information touch the lives of all people, not just of the richest and most able five percent of humanity. The next 10X opportunity is to go global, by ramping up Bookshare International to serve the millions of people with print disabilities worldwide.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Treading Lightly | The Delicate Art of Internal Communications. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Reform Copyright. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

E-books, therefore, make access to information an affordable reality, as more and more people, including students, have a device in their pocket capable of operating as an accessible e-reader: from inexpensive mobile phones and MP3 players to Braille note-takers that can store thousands of e-books in digital Braille.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

… Because of these factors, groups that attempt to use their internal, benefit-dinner videos for an online audience will find their efforts largely ignored, says Michael Hoffman , president of See3 Communications Company, a Chicago consulting group that helps charities produce online video campaigns. You can see it at [link].

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

… Because of these factors, groups that attempt to use their internal, benefit-dinner videos for an online audience will find their efforts largely ignored, says Michael Hoffman , president of See3 Communications Company, a Chicago consulting group that helps charities produce online video campaigns. You can see it at [link].

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Care2

JULY 15, 2008

Most digital cameras today have a movie function and, unless you are planning on making a documentary, that is really all you need. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com While youre at it, the always fantastic Agitator blog posted a video article linking to new data and a helpful article showing how to save costs related to online video.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

Our social goal is that all students with disabilities which prevent them from effectively using a printed book, have the opportunity to read the same titles as students without disabilities, through the use of assistive technology and Bookshare digital books. Students do not have to be blind to qualify under the copyright exception.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

” Connie Reece, co-founder of Social Media Club International and a Boomer herself, says in her presentation "Email Is for Old People" that organizations need to reach out to Boomers on social networks, and integrate this outreach with their email marketing strategy. February 24, 2009 | Laura Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

” Connie Reece, co-founder of Social Media Club International and a Boomer herself, says in her presentation "Email Is for Old People" that organizations need to reach out to Boomers on social networks, and integrate this outreach with their email marketing strategy. February 24, 2009 | Laura Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Copyright Office, completed its "triannual" rulemaking on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). He is expanding the Digital Right to Repair Coalition. He describes it as "a united front of consumers, environmental organizations, the aftermarket, and digital rights advocacy groups."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2013

It is important to respect copyright laws. An excellent source of images is to take them yourself with your digital camera or mobile phone camera. If you practice some the basic photography rules , you should be able to DIY some good images for your content strategy. Here’s a round up of resources and advice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

We are an international volunteer community dedicated to amplifying citizen media from around the world. We are concerned this law would will inflict broad damage on the work of digital activists living under repressive regimes, as well as restrict basic speech freedoms around the world. and can result in de facto speech restrictions.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Do you have a digital marketing process in place to manage your content, social, email, and engagement activities? Digital Marketing Plan Chapters. Chapter 3: Digital Promotions. What Is A Digital Marketing Process? I know at times it may feel like a lot to juggle. Work smarter, not harder. Chapter 1: Introduction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

At this point, we realised that there were several internal questions to answer and some of them painfully introspective. These licenses and the values that they stand for are vital to building and strengthening a digital commons from which we all benefit. Bio: Gautam John is a lawyer with a focus on copyright laws.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 3, 2024

This is What WW is Watching in 2024 (besides whales)… Whole Whale was creating an internal strategic document and we decided to open it to the sector. Recent NY Times copyright lawsuit will be watched closely. Nonprofit AI policy and practice adoption. Companies that create content will be expected to acknowledge the use of AI.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 7, 2013

For years, international negotiations have been moving forward on what many have come to know as the " Treaty for the Blind." Early versions of the treaty embodied this principle, and in addition, would ease the international transfer of accessible books for people with disabilities. Congress to gut our model copyright exception.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 19, 2022

While few people read the small corrections in newspapers, by getting one released, you will ensure it is recorded in digital space, frequently even in the online version of the story. For more information, please visit [link] Excerpted from The Public Relations Handbook copyright © 2022 by Robert L. Dilenschneider.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Last summer I talked about our great summer interns and fellows and early this year, I sent a copy of our 20th Anniversary Report that talked about our entire history. This past year, we’re getting most of our content directly from top publishers: high-quality digital content for free.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2022

Most disturbingly, the technology has been central to an ethnonationalist cleansing project that has seen the Chinese state intern growing numbers of the Uyghur population in concentration camps. The ‘algocratic’ oppression of today’s digital Taylorism differs only in extent from the management styles of twentieth-century economy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Met with a major international human rights defender group about our Martus technology and digital security more generally. I had a joint meeting (both Republicans and Democrats) with the key Senate Judiciary Committee staff who are the copyright experts, and learned a lot about the process. Student privacy. Enough said!

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