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Fascinating Meeting at the Copyright Office

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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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Use TechSoup's Content for Free!

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Creative Commons is a charity that champions reduced restrictions on copyrighted work by creating licenses that make it clear how material can be used, changed, and shared. It was founded in 2001 by Harvard law professor and activist Lawrence Lessig. Creative Commons has devised a set of six free and easy-to-use copyright licenses.

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LACMA's Magritte Exhibition: This is not fair use

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Inside, they've hung many of Magritte's famous works, and, accompanying these works, they've placed dozens of contemporary sculptures and paintings that riff off of Magritte, making fun of him or paying homage to him or commenting on him. The anti remix message: The exhibition policy on photos: no photos are allowed in the exhibit.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Mountaintop Mining – Seeing is rejecting.

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Landowners must approve any plan for MTM or it cannot take place. Material placed in hollow or valley fills has been called waste; a term adopted by engineers over the years, but not waste in the connotation presented. It is simply excess rock and dirt placed in engineered and managed fills. Obvious isn’t it.

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Congratulations to Nonprofit Campaigners on Three Recent Victories - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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Environmental Protection Agency has now raised concerns about five different mining permit applications, because of the risk that these projects would threaten water quality, and has asked the Army Corps of Engineers to place holds on the projects. See [link] June 17, 2009 | Eli Beckerman Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Identity 2.0

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The change taking place with technology isn’t simply about operational efficiencies. Come stand next to the Torah and simply witness those really cool letters, hand written while all kinds of crazy laws were followed. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

They then place social entrepreneurs in the direct action and systems change box. This is not to say that social entrepreneurs don’t work in the policy and advocacy space. Third, we pioneered a novel interpretation of the copyright exception for serving people with disabilities that is built into the basic law of the United States.

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