Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re operating at the forefront of copyright limitations and exceptions, both in the United States and globally. We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. We serve human rights activists in more than 100 countries.

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JUNE 23, 2010

with print disabilities, with more than 70,000 copyrighted works in our library, the majority of which have been created under the US copyright exception by volunteers, mainly people with disabilities themselves, helping each other. • We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. •

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MARCH 24, 2011

Nonprofits that want to connect with their constituents are almost obliged to participate on these networks. Yet, while the social networks hold tremendous benefit for nonprofits that successfully engage their stakeholders, there are also dangers. All in all, your nonprofit's content is not safe on these networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2006

Original Photo by Pearlbear from Nosi Salon 12/11/06 at SF Nonprofit Technology Center. The original photo was published as "all rights reserved" because that's the flickr default and in 2005, I was pretty clueless about Creative Commons and copyright issues. I've now become convinced. Isn't this ironic!!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Content created by TechSoup is available to reuse by any nonprofit or library (for free!), thanks to our Creative Commons license. 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.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Microsoft to Issue Blanket License to NGOs - PCWorld Business Center: "Microsoft will issue a blanket software license to nonprofit groups and journalist groups outside the U.S. after the New York Times reported that Russian police have used software copyright raids to seize computers of activist groups."

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Section 121 of the Copyright Act, also known as the Chafee Amendment (17 U.S.C. Tags: copyright blind Bookshare Chafee. Section 121) , defines a special class of organizations known as authorized entities.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2015

Once you create a video, it is automatically copyrighted and you have full rights to it, unless stated otherwise by a sharing service. In 2011, YouTube started letting people post their videos with Creative Commons licenses. The standard YouTube license is restrictive. CC BY is the most permissive CC license.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking of open social networks … August 14, 2008 I just joined identi.ca. You can log in using OpenID. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2010

I caught Brian Rowe 's Sharing Content, Terms of Service, and Copyright Best Practices session today at this year's NTC, which was a great primer for understanding Creative Commons licensing and included information on the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) and several other topics. He also talks about his Utilikilt.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

They provide tools that let everyone have a simple, standardized way to grant copyright permissions to their creative work. The Creative Commons licenses enable people to easily change their copyright terms from the default of “all rights reserved” to “ some rights reserved.” What does that mean?".

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of the emergence of mobile devices, social media stratification, the launch of Office 365 for Nonprofits, some huge digital inclusion initiatives, and lots of other things. Office 365 for Nonprofits. Here’s what it all looked like to me. Social Media.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2010

The discussion wandered from writing to advocacy to curating to poetry to copyright. We chatted about the sad decline in international newspaper correspondents , but Roger suggested that this downturn could open new possibilities for nonprofits. Photo: Roger Burks ( Elliot Harmon , CC license ).

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Care2

AUGUST 21, 2007

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2007

This year, I'm staying in on for Penguin Day and am facilitating sesion on Open Content and Nonprofits. While there is much discussion about the promise of "Open Source" software, there is arguably more promise and potential in creation and utilization of "Open Content" for nonprofit needs. Here's the description.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2017

We have a special contest give-away in store at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference: a free year-long subscription of Adobe Creative Cloud. Eligible Sweepstakes posts must made by Nonprofit Technology Conference ("17 NTC") attendees in Washington, DC. Stop By and Visit Us — Booth 217. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 29, 2016

Symantec helps nonprofits make their mission possible. What is your nonprofit's mission? Now is the time to send in your nonprofit's story! 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) Eligibility.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

In general, we have patents and copyrights and trade secrets as commercial objects because we as a society think that it helps bring the benefits of new creations to everyone. Universities and government labs encouraging their technology transfer offices to make social licenses of new technology.

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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. NetSquared's direct on-the-ground support of nonprofits gives us a unique insight into the technology needs of small grassroots nonprofits.

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Care2

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Copyright: Who Really Owns Your Photos, Video and Media? ” This could have a huge impact on nonprofits, brands, and people who could potentially be used in ads; serving as endorsements without ever realizing or granting the company or even political campaign permission. Here’s why. Check your settings now !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2007

" which is an introduction to social media concepts and tools for nonprofit use. " I'm trying to walk the walk and talk the talk of Remixing Content for nonprofits. It also incorporates cc licensed materials from others, including videos and flickr photos. transparent open licensing, such as Creative Commons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages. Source: Pratham Books. See this blog post from Creative Commons ).

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See3

MAY 1, 2007

Unfortunately, Katrin neglected to mention DoGooderTV, but we know that next time she will give DoGooderTV, which hosted the NTEN – See3 Nonprofit Video Contest , a big plug. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 18, 2005

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology IP Tidbits August 18, 2005 Here are a few tidbits I’ve come across in the Intellectual Property arena in the past few days. There is a new, interesting project under Creative Commons license.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

Legal liability, copyright infringement and harassment claims. Security details such as managing passwords, software licenses and intellectual privacy. You can view sample policies and a wireless policy checklist that other nonprofit organizations have shared. from legal liability, copyright infringement and harassment claims.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

I'm very interested in the whole notion of open content and creative commons licensing in the nonprofit space. She told me, "I probably don't have to mention this to you, but you are of course free to put this under a public domain, BY or BY-sa license." Many nonprofit want to "protect" their content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Note from Beth: Lately, a question on my mind is whether or not the concept of Networked Nonprofits is a global one as I’ve had the opportunity to share some of the ideas beyond the US borders in Kenya and UK. I think Pratham Books , an NGO in India, is a networked nonprofit. Creative Commons to the rescue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2006

My (incorrect) perception that non-copyrighted music is crap. If you recall dear readers, I studied music in college and was on a career path to being a professional flutist until I got distracted with nonprofit management, technology, and a thousand other things. I thought that any non-copyrighted music might be hopelessly amateur.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Tomorrow, October 18th, Eric Leland of Leland Design , and I will be presenting about, "Internet Strategy on the Cheap" at the San Francisco Bay Area Nonprofit Boot Camp. All of the Nonprofit Boot Camp sessions will be recorded and available on the Craigslist Foundation's Nonprofit Boot Camp Podcast.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2011

Sage Wisdom to Share with Nonprofit Bloggers. Respect copyright laws by quoting and linking to the full text and only use images that you have permission to use (i.e. the image falls under fair use or creative commons licensing or you have explicit permission from the owner). Give credit where it’s due.

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See3

AUGUST 9, 2007

Seeing the headlines, “ Johnson & Johnson Sues Red Cross Over Symbol &# it is easy to say look at the big bad corporation going after the poor nonprofit. Their move into licensing reminds me of AARP, an organization with a massive for-profit subsidiary. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Care2

AUGUST 27, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Grantmakers Dive Into Web 2.0 | Main | Get a Google Earth Pro License for Free!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

But it could be a very good model for how nonprofits can use the web to open up all the way and be as transparent as possible. Remixing the content: Government content can't be copyrighted, so you're free to grab and reuse any government created content on the site. That's where Recovery.gov comes in. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

which was a remix of Marnie Webb 's Ten Ways Nonprofits Can Change the World. I'll be using a new online learning platform that I haven't used before and the participants are a slightly different audience than nonprofit staff or at least I think. the work of copyright holders. A nonprofit organized named Creative Commons.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Get a Google Earth Pro License for Free! 45 percent of the U.S.

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Care2

AUGUST 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Get a Google Earth Pro License for Free! 45 percent of the U.S.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Its great to see the proliferation of APIs in the for-profit world, but what about nonprofits?

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