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Free Report on Nonprofits and Copyright

Tech Soup

Technology in the Arts recently released an excellent report on copyright law. The report is intended primarily for arts and performance organizations, but it has a lot of material that's useful to anyone who works with online media, including great summaries of what is and isn't covered under public domain and fair use.

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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. It creates an opportunity to have public benefit being balanced with business interests. 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.

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What is in the Treaty of Marrakesh?

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

First, it makes creating a national domestic copyright exception an obligation of countries that ratify the Treaty. Second, the Treaty allows for easier import and export of accessible versions of books and other copyrighted works. It doesn’t cover movies. How Does the Treaty Meet this Goal? It does that in two main ways.

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Accessibility and ACTA

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Provisions designed to handle copyrighted materials could conflict with fundamental exceptions in copyright law like fair use of copyrighted works and the Chafee Amendment. Why have public decision-making? These approaches usually lock out people with disabilities. The secret nature of the negotiations is disturbing.

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10 Summer Fundraisers for 2018

NonProfit Hub

Drive-in movie. Reserve a green space, set up a projector, tell donors to bring a blanket and throw on a movie everyone loves. Note: most movies are protected by copyright law, so make sure you have the proper rights before a public screening! Make sure to buy plenty of napkins, bowls and spoons, too.

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Three Tips: How to Harness the Power of Video for Nonprofits - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

They can interview those experts and expose them to the public. Most digital cameras today have a movie function and, unless you are planning on making a documentary, that is really all you need. Even if you never show a particular video to the public, it serves as memory for the nonprofit. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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How to Avoid the Elephant Stampede (And Other Crisis Communications Tips) - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Right now its Twitter and Facebook; five or six years ago it was "viral Flash movies." no matter what the tool (id forgotten about the flash movie magic wands) its still ALL about the relationship and being relevant to people. April 15, 2009 | Gwynne Kostin Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Listen to Jen, she is right.