Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. Counterproposals have been made, governments have been engaging with rights holders, consumers and NGOs (or not!)

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2013

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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. copyright law. Our lower cost model made it practical to invert the power structure. said Stevie. Thanks Stevie!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

I’m honored to join my fellow contributors in sharing practical lessons we’ve learned throughout our journeys towards actualizing positive social change. To explain our approach, let’s look at Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with print disabilities. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Second, we are stepping up our efforts to increase the awareness of this critical issue and practical actions that can be taken. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact. First, we are working to lower the barrier to the use of strong encryption to automatically protect the privacy of sensitive information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2006

Direct Link to " Tales from the Public Domain: Bound By Law " Museum, Education, and Library IT networks have special interest or affinity groups on the topic of copyright and fair use. The MCN (Museum Computer Network) Intellectual Property Special Internet Group is chaired by. Amalyah Keshet.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 29, 2016

The Challenge is open to all nonprofits and public libraries in the world that have received Symantec product donation(s) and are currently using the product. (a) Also, do not submit content that contains elements that violate a third party's copyrights or trademark rights. a) Nondiscrimination.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Although legal and regulatory requirements stipulate that schools must provide accessible ‘equivalent’ resources for students with disabilities, in practice the majority of these students do not have equal access to textbooks and other instructional materials that make up the primary resources of the general curriculum.

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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.

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Care2

JULY 15, 2008

Presenters included filmmakers and producers, who shared advice on best practices for video for nonprofits. 2) Create a Video Library Michael Hoffman, CEO of See3 , stressed the importance of creating a video library. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com To create a new comment, use the form below. All rights reserved.

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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. Reform Copyright. But did you know that our work is global? Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Wednesday, November 9, 2016.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

s needs, knowledge, and the sorts of practices they face on a daily basis is critical in an effective knowledge transfer and exchange activity.". How research or any type of findings are packaged and presented can impact how readily the knowledge is put into practice.". Case studies and best practices. Best practices.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

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. Bookshare is terrific, but it’s fundamentally a separate system where a specialized library becomes the primary source of books for its patrons.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

What’s more, the charity has trained some of its staff members to shoot video using inexpensive cameras, with the goal of creating a library of footage that it can use to create fresh online videos for years to come. The organization is also creating DVD’s of some of the videos to send to prospective donors.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

What’s more, the charity has trained some of its staff members to shoot video using inexpensive cameras, with the goal of creating a library of footage that it can use to create fresh online videos for years to come. The organization is also creating DVD’s of some of the videos to send to prospective donors.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

Panelists: Heather Gold, Founder , Subvert.com, Danah Boyd, Researcher , Microsoft Research and Betty Flowers, LBJ Presidential Library 5. Lessons learned and plans for the future will be discussed along with some best practices for those who seek to develop true communities. Sunday, March 15th 11:30 am - 12:30 pm : Room 8 3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

What did you discover and how can you incorporate it into your practice? Unlike library subject cataloging, which follows a strict set of guidelines, tagging is completely unstructured and freeform, allowing users to create connections between data anyway they want. the work of copyright holders. Are the results different?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 7, 2013

I feel quite strongly about this because of how well a balanced copyright law can work, and does work, right here in the United States. This poison pill says that if a book is commercially available in an accessible format, it can''t be provided by a library to a person with a disability. Congress to gut our model copyright exception.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 10, 2009

The United States is currently involved in important discussions at the World Intellectual Property Organization regarding ways in which to improve access to copyrighted materials throughout the World, including, specifically, for persons who are blind and visually impaired.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

However, I thought I’d back up the theory with a brief picture of what this kind of travel looks like in practice. I had a joint meeting (both Republicans and Democrats) with the key Senate Judiciary Committee staff who are the copyright experts, and learned a lot about the process. That’s my theory, and I’m sticking to it.

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