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#14LCS Facilitator Series: Meet Peter Campbell

NTEN

That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.

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Why Your Country Should Ratify the Marrakesh Treaty

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The international legal landscape for people with these disabilities dramatically changed on June 28, 2013, when the World Intellectual Property Organization adopted the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled. It is politically popular. . ยท

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AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Facilitated by Lucy Bernholz, the panelists discussed how data mining, policy algorithms, and predictive risk models affect poor and working-class people in America. California Passes New Law That Bans Bots From Pretending to Real People: California Gov. More on the new law here. Bots are also not limited to social media.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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 youโ€™re protected from lawsuits from the entertainment industry. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. copyright law.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

A virtual good, a non-rivalrous good, enables a far greater range of business models, options for sustainability, than a traditional industry based on exchanging physical goods. Today, the Marrakesh Treaty has been ratified by more than thirty countries, and went into international effect and law as of last year.

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Highlights from EveryAction's Inaugural User Summit

Everyaction

Over 50 EveryAction partners - including Greenpeace USA , Equality Federation , and National Women's Law Center - joined us at our headquarters for an afternoon filled with panel discussions, product showcases, and ample networking opportunities. Last week, we had the honor of hosting our first ever User Summit in Washington D.C.

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The Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) Is Going into Full Effect โ€“ Are You Ready?

Connection Cafe

or any other country outside of Canada, this law applies to you. Canadian registered charities do have additional exemptions under the law. CASL laws allowed for a 3-year provisional period that began July 1, 2014 to allow businesses and nonprofits to prepare for the legislation. Have you done so?

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