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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

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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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The Promise & Peril of Creator Tools Like ChatGPT for Nonprofits

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently published an opinion piece, “ AI Can Help Nonprofits Reach More Donors But Fundraisers Can’t Ignore Potential Pitfalls ,” a topic that Allison Fine and I have been researching and writing about since 2017. General AI is still a laboratory experiment.

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Social Media, Video, and the Law

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Technology in the Arts has just released a well-researched and well-written review of the legal issues surrounding the use of video footage, Social Media, Video Footage, and the Law: What performing arts managers need to know. read more ). read more ).

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The Great YouTube Copyright Debate

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This YouTube video is from Kenneth Goldstein and it's hilarious. In general, it may be considered fair use if you are reproducing a work for the purposes of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. Copyright Office. The nature of the copyrighted work.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving?

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ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Disclaimer Friday, April 1, 2011 Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving?

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » The 2nd Annual DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards

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Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to submit their videos to the contest, hosted on DoGooderTV , the video sharing platform for nonprofits. This video has been viewed over 1.5 Nonprofit organizations and their constituents are invited to submit videos used in support of a 2007 campaign. million times on YouTube.

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Bookshare Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Google

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During the party we had a surprise video message from Stevie Wonder, a long-time Bookshare member who told us that he is using Read2Go to read accessible books from the Bookshare library. “I Raman of Google Research, a long-time Bookshare member and advisor, was on hand to help us celebrate last night. copyright law.

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