Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 14, 2009
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.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
There was also an associated effort called the Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGAR) project, to ease the exchange of accessible book files between libraries for the blind and print disabled. But, the Treaty does lean much more in the direction of a copyright exception without a commercial exemption.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 24, 2018
Gerry served on Benetech’s board of directors for 29 years, always there for advice and tackling the next big opportunity. Gerry quickly did the legal research and came back to explain that my idea, which seemed like it should be illegal, was 100% permitted under an obscure provision of the copyright law!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 23, 2014
Highlights of this Update: Human Rights Global Literacy Benetech Labs and Board of Directors Human Rights In the age of hyper-surveillance, it is clear that at-risk human rights defenders are no longer the only ones who need the know-how to protect sensitive information. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact.
Museum 2.0
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
Copyright infringements: A large portion of historical collections are in the public domain. The Library of Congress advises collection users to go through a risk assessment process for each image they seek to reproduce. Should the museum impose a fee on reproducers or limit their pursuits in other ways?
Tech Soup
MARCH 15, 2017
The Sweepstakes is open to individuals, submitting on behalf of nonprofit organizations and libraries all over the world, who are attending the 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference ("17 NTC") in Washington, DC. The TechSoup 17 NTC Social Media Sweepstakes Terms and Conditions (Short). NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
Tech Soup
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Every day, American nonprofits, charities, and libraries rely on TechSoup's product donation program for the information they need to make smart decisions about technology. Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Director Forum. Reform Copyright. But did you know that our work is global? Wednesday, November 30, 2016.
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