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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. We called this idea Bookshare , which is now Benetech’s largest Global Literacy initiative. of America v.

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Celebrating Women in Tech: An Interview with Qgiv’s Female Leaders

Qgiv

International Women’s Day is a global holiday to commemorate the achievements of women, and today we’re here to celebrate the amazing achievements of women in tech. Jess: Our core values at Qgiv foster an inclusive and highly collaborative environment, specifically our values of respect and openness. Your perspective is unique.

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Imagery and Authenticity

Non Profit Quarterly

At first glance I noticed the words and what they were signaling [image] which is a fearful discourse, and it immediately raised concern in me from a framing and messaging perspective. It’s just ridiculous to say that they didn’t alter this image and darken it in any way. Danielle Coates-Connor: Of course. Of course, right?

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. Direct Content. Citizen-Powered Response.

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Interesting Uses of Technology: Virtual Libraries in Second Life

Tech Soup

"We're moving from a 'top down' model where high quality resources were once published through peer review and traditional authority-based publishing modes to a different model," she explained. "Second Life libraries are examples of immersive learning environments ," explained Dr. Hill.

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Share Your Green Tech Story and Win a Laptop or Tablet!

Tech Soup

Or is your nonprofit doing good work to save the environment? If you can convince us you are using our products or resources in a way that helps the environment or keeps your organization "green," you can win. Sponsored by TechSoup Global (" Sponsor "), 435 Brannan St., Are you … A U.S. Interested?

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Share Your Green Tech Story and Win a Laptop or Tablet!

Tech Soup

Or is your nonprofit doing good work to save the environment? If you can convince us you are using our products or resources in a way that helps the environment or keeps your organization "green," you can win. Sponsored by TechSoup Global (" Sponsor "), 435 Brannan St., Are you … A U.S. Interested?

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