Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 17, 2014
The next time you set your digital device of choice to record your favorite show so you can watch it whenever you want, take a moment to be thankful that you’re protected from lawsuits from the entertainment industry. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. of America v.
Robert Weiner
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
Copyright P. People and process problems frequently masquerade as technology problems. In fact, in many cases, what seem like problems with a particular piece of technology are actually due to issues with people, processes, or overall technology strategy. & technology for organizational problems.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 5, 2009
We filed the following comments to the Copyright Office's request for comments on issues about access for people with print disabilities. Many of the comments critical of the proposed treaty come from parties that object in principle to copyright exceptions, rather than having a direct stake in the issue at hand.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 14, 2009
Last Friday I spent almost two and a half hours in a wide-ranging conversation with Maria Pallante of the Copyright Office (and two other folks whose full names I didn't write down). copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 24, 2018
He considered himself a “problem-solving lawyer” and warned me against getting involved with “problem-creating lawyers!” He taught me that 95% of the time I didn’t need help from him or another attorney. I could always count on Gerry to come up with a breakthrough idea that made something I dreamed about doing become a reality.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 9, 2023
The opposite, more utopian view was that AI was magic fairy dust and could wave a wand and solve all our problems. As with any technology moving from emerging to mainstream phases, it takes time to become fluent and this might lead to new job requirements, skills or even jobs. We call this the dividend of time in our book.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
As someone who travels roughly half the time, it’s important to provide some insight into what’s going on, especially since these meetings often influence where Benetech goes with our efforts. To paraphrase Mark Twain, I didn’t have time to write a short blog post, so I wrote a long one. It remains an option under the Treaty, though.
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