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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! WIPO has a mandate from its member states, and is working to address the need to change laws and get more accessible books flowing. law works: the one that made Bookshare possible.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
Last week, the National Federation of the Blind and 22 organizations serving people with disabilities filed detailed objections to a petition from a group of makers of e-reader devices led by Amazon to be exempted from accessibility requirements under the relatively new Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. We rely on free licenses to proprietary content and software, and typically get a “Yes!” I was an expert witness in the case, and we’ve filed an amicus brief in the appeal.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 9, 2018
We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways. We have an array of copyright exceptions that cover the activities of archives and libraries, especially fair use and the copyright exception that benefits people with disabilities. Gerry did have one other piece of critical advice: change the name.
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
Content created by TechSoup is available to reuse by any nonprofit or library (for free!), thanks to our Creative Commons license. Creative Commons is a charity that champions reduced restrictions on copyrighted work by creating licenses that make it clear how material can be used, changed, and shared.
Tech Soup
MARCH 15, 2017
The Sweepstakes is open to individuals, submitting on behalf of nonprofit organizations and libraries all over the world, who are attending the 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference ("17 NTC") in Washington, DC. and makes no representation or warranty that the Sweepstakes is in compliance with your local law. a) In General.
Tech Soup
JUNE 14, 2017
For example, you can use SharePoint to host and share files instead of going with a third-party cloud storage provider like Box. Figure out whether you can use a given provider or service while still conforming to applicable laws and regulations. Cloud basics for nonprofits and libraries. But should you? Once You Make the Move.
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