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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

For on January 17, 1984, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that consumers could tape their favorite TV shows and watch them later without the copyright holder’s consent. 417 (1984), also known as the “ Betamax case ”, is a landmark copyright precedent that has had enormous implications for the media economy. copyright law.

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We Have a Treaty…and It’s Great!

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I’ve been actively advocating for an international copyright exception model that would greatly benefit people with disabilities, as anyone who has read my blog over the years can attest! copyright exception. Your support and action helped us to achieve a historic treaty that will change the lives of millions around the world.

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Protecting Community Resource Data

VisionLink

In fact, VisionLink was the first to support the idea of a data exchange between I&Rs and 2-1-1s , which became the AIRS XML data exchange standard. Enforcing copyright over data collections is possible, but other measures are often more efficient and less costly.

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Towards Global Access for the Print Disabled

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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. I’m measuring this entire effort by how it much it does to change this sorry state of affairs, in both the short and long term.

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An Easy Recipe for Making Text Overlay Images

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Your text should be short, clear, and support your key messaging. Measuring Tools. For text overlay images, you need the following ingredients: text, photo, and branding. You could compose the text overlay using PicMonkey if you want more elaborate design and graphic elements than PowerPoint).

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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

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At Benetech, we’re fortunate to have had long-time support from funders who have been willing to bet on us. One foundation that has been a committed supporter of our work is the Lavelle Fund for the Blind. The Lavelle Fund also supports programs benefiting the developing world. government and states like Texas.

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Benetech’s Framework for Developing New Social Enterprises

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With support from stakeholders in the education, technology, publishing, student, parent, and volunteer communities, Benetech changed that reality. copyright law. Each year, we look at the pipeline of dozens of good, new project ideas and measure them on this framework.

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