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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

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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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Solutions Day 2023—Beyond Answers to Insight

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Pendo, Founding Member of Chicago Law Partners, LLC. One of the biggest is whether AI-generated content is protected by copyright law. Another is how fair use applies to AI-generated content. Kimberly practices not-for-profit and corporate law. Sponsored by Multiview. Kimberly A. Sponsored by WorkerBee.TV

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Solutions Day 2023—It’s Happening!

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Sponsored by Multiview What’s all the hype about generative AI? Nonprofit attorney Kimberly Pendo, a founding member of Chicago Law Partners, is going to discuss the issues we all need to understand. Also on her agenda is how copyright law and fair use apply to AI. Get advice on the dos and don’ts from an expert.

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Fascinating Meeting at the Copyright Office

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

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Lack of access to the knowledge in books perpetuates ignorance, generates poverty and squanders human potential. I believe it is a combination of copyright exceptions and business model innovations. My point is that copyright exceptions enable the ebook to deliver far more social benefit than would be practical in an earlier era.

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Will Robots (and bots) Replace Nonprofit Staff and Interns in the Workplace?

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Human Resources: The chatbot Spot mimics a confidential conversation with HR about sexual harassment leading to the generation of a report. Robot lawyers probably won’t dispute the finer points of copyright law or write elegant legal briefs just yet.

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Bookshare and the Power of We

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copyright law. Succeeding through partnerships is a recurring theme that runs through all of Benetech’s programs and that informs our activities as we work to deliver the next generation of innovative software solutions for social good. Our lower cost model allowed us to invert the power structure.

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