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What is in the Treaty of Marrakesh?

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

First, it makes creating a national domestic copyright exception an obligation of countries that ratify the Treaty. Second, the Treaty allows for easier import and export of accessible versions of books and other copyrighted works. It doesn’t cover movies. This is satisfied by having a law like the Chafee Amendment in the U.S.,

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Free Report on Nonprofits and Copyright

Tech Soup

Technology in the Arts recently released an excellent report on copyright law. The report is intended primarily for arts and performance organizations, but it has a lot of material that's useful to anyone who works with online media, including great summaries of what is and isn't covered under public domain and fair use.

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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I believe it is a combination of copyright exceptions and business model innovations. It creates an opportunity to have public benefit being balanced with business interests. 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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Accessibility and ACTA

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Provisions designed to handle copyrighted materials could conflict with fundamental exceptions in copyright law like fair use of copyrighted works and the Chafee Amendment. Why have public decision-making? These approaches usually lock out people with disabilities. Why have a legislature?

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10 Summer Fundraisers for 2018

NonProfit Hub

Drive-in movie. Reserve a green space, set up a projector, tell donors to bring a blanket and throw on a movie everyone loves. Note: most movies are protected by copyright law, so make sure you have the proper rights before a public screening! Make sure to buy plenty of napkins, bowls and spoons, too.