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Tribute to My Mentor

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I needed help with business negotiations and software licensing and Gerry jumped in teaching me everything I know about doing business. When Calera’s board vetoed my idea of a new product: a reading machine for the blind, I was distraught. And stuck was the operative word: I stayed in that role for seven years.

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Our WIPO Statement on the Treaty for Access for People with Disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Statement of Benetech to the 22nd Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights at the World Intellectual Property Organization June 15, 2011, Geneva, Switzerland • Greetings from California’s Silicon Valley! Now, more than 30,000 current copyrighted books are available globally on Bookshare to thousands of users. •

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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. 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. At the end, I would have paid any amount of money for this new product.

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Can I Use That Image for My Website or Newsletter?

Tech Soup

copyright law, it is sometimes legally OK to use images you find on the web and often not. It may be useful to know that as soon as something is created, it is covered under copyright rules. Copyright Office. If an image is marked copyright-free , you can use it without permission. Copyright Fair Use Doctrine.

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Mission Possible: Tell Us Your Symantec Story and Win Prizes!

Tech Soup

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. Eligibility. a) Nondiscrimination.

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Acceptable Usage Policies (AUPs) Protect You and Your Organization

Tech Soup

Lost productivity. Legal liability, copyright infringement and harassment claims. Security details such as managing passwords, software licenses and intellectual privacy. From lost productivity. from legal liability, copyright infringement and harassment claims. and viruses that can corrupt your data or worse.

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Why Social Media Can Suck

Care2

Copyright: Who Really Owns Your Photos, Video and Media? Your Brand Or Profile Photo Could Be Used For Product Endorsements Without Consent. Here’s why. Check out YouTube’s terms on section 6C (similar clauses can be found on many network's terms of service).