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Use TechSoup's Content for Free!

Tech Soup

It was founded in 2001 by Harvard law professor and activist Lawrence Lessig. Creative Commons basically provides a free and standardized legal infrastructure that joins up the free flow of online information with traditional copyright laws that were devised in an earlier age. We are in pretty good company.

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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways. Today, the Marrakesh Treaty has been ratified by more than thirty countries, and went into international effect and law as of last year. It’s of course this last capability, flexibility, that is so powerful for people with disabilities. And, the U.S.

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7 Fantastic Free or Low Cost Sources To Get Images for Your Content Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is important to respect copyright laws. Morgue File – This collection of photographs were freely contributed by many artists to be used in creative projects. Wikipedia Public Domain Images – Wikipedia uses public domain images and has organized a collection with information on how the photos can be used and attributed.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You can think of it as having 24/7 access to another users filing cabinet, but each user's collection of bookmarks helps to build an rich knowledge network. You may be wondering whether copyright laws and remix culture are at odds with one another. Wikipedia , the online open-community encyclopedia, is the most well known.

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