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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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.

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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

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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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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

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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. For the content of books, this flexibility is expressed in ideas like public domain, when the copyright owned by the author or publisher ends at some point.

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Social DRM: It’s About Equal Access for All

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Bookshare As followers of this blog know, Benetech's largest social enterprise is the Bookshare online library for people with print disabilities. You can read much more about this in Jim Fruchterman’s blog post, “Upholding the Social Bargain: Bookshare and Copyright Compliance.” What is it and why is it important?

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Benetech’s Framework for Developing New Social Enterprises

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When I first started pursuing the idea of using technology to solve challenging social problems, it was a pretty radical idea. To explain our approach, let’s look at Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with print disabilities. copyright law. Our lower cost model allowed us to invert the power structure.

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA bill

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We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

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Targeting a very specific audience will make it easier for you to address the specific problems faced by that audience, and for your message to make a real connection with them. Filed under: General non-profit interest , nptech , Best practices , Non-profit Communications , training , publicity. Copyright © 2008.