Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

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. It affected every step of the evolution of digital media—from the VCR to the digital video recorder to YouTube.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

Counterproposals have been made, governments have been engaging with rights holders, consumers and NGOs (or not!) Government delegation, as a next step possibility. It is narrower than the Treaty, and is not binding as a treaty would be (some call it “soft law” compared to the “hard law” of a treaty). Excludes video. •

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Navigating a challenging economy, the rising cost of living, and staffing issues, many nonprofits are feeling the heat. Leave Them Wanting More Keep the body of your email under 200 words and link to blog posts or videos for more information. If you feel a little unsteady about your nonprofit’s fundraising right now, you are not alone.

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M+R

AUGUST 25, 2021

For communications professionals, there are important lessons to be learned from 2020—trends that tell a (sometimes surprising) story of how different issues unfolded in the media last year, and tips for how we can advocate for our issues as effectively as possible moving forward.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

It helps create a vibrant, spontaneous conversation around an issue or topic that ties to the organization’s goal. As an audio-based app, Clubhouse doesn’t have the same limitations as other platforms that require a connected infrastructure, high-speed internet access, and video-enabled mobile devices. Levels the digital divide.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Navigating a challenging economy, the rising cost of living, and staffing issues, many nonprofits are feeling the heat. LEAVE THEM WANTING MORE Keep the body of your email under 200 words and link to blog posts or videos for more information. If you feel a little unsteady about your nonprofit’s fundraising right now, you are not alone.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

As the operators of Bookshare in the USA, which was made possible through a great exception in our copyright law here, we would love to make all of our books available to people with qualifying disabilities around the world. We expect that many of the big issues with the current text will get ironed out this week.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2022

Do you enjoy working with graphics and video? Because of laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act , employers — particularly government and organizations who do business with government — increasingly require accessibility skills for web content managers. What is a web content manager?

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Non Profit Quarterly

OCTOBER 7, 2021

A professor of political science, and in addition to the work that I’ve done as a social scientist, I’ve also served multiple tours in government, so bring the perspective of a former policymaker. But we need a set of democratic institutions that are really up to the task of governing technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

And the circumstances under which user data is provided to governments, or human rights information and accounts are taken down from services are not always transparent. As I joked in a recent conversation with a colleague, human rights activists “are the 1%” but the issues we face are relevant to the 99% of other users. Sam Gregory.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

And once member lists, actions and events, emails and documents are collected and stored by an online service, outdated electronic privacy law is failing to keep this information safe from inappropriate access and potential misuse. Outdated electronic privacy law impacts everyone who uses e-mail, mobile phones, or the Internet.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 10, 2017

So what is a nonprofit supposed to do when trying to activate supporters around a critically important issue to their cause? government to take action against climate change. Congress makes laws. WWF educated people about the issue in advance of COP21. WWF harnessed social media to elevate the issue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Not every student in my class is focused on the same policy issue. In fact the range of issues is pretty wide ranging. They will be placed with organizations working on policies in these areas, many part of large international networks, nonprofits, and government. 2013: A Year in Social Media.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. In Iran we’ve seen it used to get out information and resist censorship but have also seen it used by the government to alter a mobile phone system and monitoring calls. Technology is amoral – it doesn’t care.

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NTEN

APRIL 3, 2009

Can you edit the videos your supporters created for your video contest into something entirely new? The world of technology is changing so quickly, the laws that govern intellectual property can barely keep up. Brian spent last summer working with Creative Commons , who do some fantastic work on the issue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

government to close the real prison and the other to encourage public discourse. Both projects are engaging examples of virtual advocacy, with one creating a virtual representation of the detention center in the virtual world Second Life and the other, a flash-based web site that has a video game quality to it. government???s

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

We did some research around this issue and published a white paper detailing the case for integrating time-honored emergency response expertise with real-time social input. One of the many challenges this presents is the ability of first responders and governments to monitor this information and act on it in a timely manner.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

I've studied intellectual property law extensively, but only in an academic context; I am not a practicing lawyer. How did you get interested in copyright laws and their impact on human rights? The Brazilian government distributed this drug to each of their 203,000 AIDS patients free of charge.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

You can check out videos to watch to really get a sense of what we’re all about. . Perhaps we’re having a technical issue with that, so bear with us. Or we need 1,000 donors to chip in, or we need 150,000 people to sign this petition to the government to make sure they protect this wilderness area. Nice to see them.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

There’s all kinds of videos and resources you can get a hold of to kind of get to know us and maybe even make contact if that’s something you are interested in or in need of in terms of software. . And I’m going to go specifically, some issues around strategic planning as well. . You might have some issues.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Consider the issues with printed books. Stevie recorded a short video that was shown twice at plenary sessions of the diplomats in Marrakesh. Today, the Marrakesh Treaty has been ratified by more than thirty countries, and went into international effect and law as of last year. First, they are place-based. And, the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2012

Last Thursday, reported widely in the news, the Supreme Court left standing the basic provisions of the health care overhaul, ruling that the government may use its taxation powers to push people to buy health insurance. 6) Curate Visual and Other Content from Trusted Sources. Content on social channels is increasingly going visual.

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See3

AUGUST 23, 2007

But this is all very abstract and if you were an organization trying to mobilize people against this practice, the most powerful weapon is video. Their video was a runner up in the See3 – NTEN video contest this year. How are you showing your issue? Obvious isn’t it. Emotional pleas to ban MTM have been made.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 17, 2006

I came across a Joi Ito post today about how he's joined the board of WITNESS , an incredible nonprofit that helps other nonprofits and NGOs to use video to document, create educational materials about and advocate against human rights abuses. You can read case studies of how their videos have made a difference here.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

You can go to our website, there’s all kinds of videos and resources you can check out there to get to know us a little bit more. And you go to this event, and the organization puts on this incredible event and there are moving speakers and an incredible video. And engagement can happen in all kinds of different areas.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The annual 24-hour giving day, created to counter the retail-heavy push that begins with Black Friday, has thousands of nonprofits, businesses, city governments, and other institutions participating in a drive to highlight generosity and partnership for good. Seek to understand what drew them to get involved with your organization and issue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

Gary Hayes points to one of his older posts about this issue with a visual. text, graphics and video? text, graphics and video? Six worlds, avatars, lots of chat and even then screens receiving video for. t worry, they will eventually get it. ll see them again when ???the the next big thing??? way to the future?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2012

As a presumably law-abiding nonprofit, you might've wondered how much SOPA could've really endangered your mission. Let's say you or even one of your supporters remixed a video that included a sample of copyrighted music, and this video was linked from your website. "I see dirty tricks all the time.

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Forum One

APRIL 9, 2024

Focusing first on generative AI can help address the most pressing issues that most organizations face because of the scale and speed of possible effects of the technology. Additionally, they can assist in helping you familiarize yourself with the intricate web of relevant laws and regulations that govern the particular area of focus.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2005

Although the Foundation is going to make transcripts of all of the sessions available and I believe video from the conference will be broadcast on www.ibaglobal.com as well, some people on a list serv that I am on, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) , wanted to share notes virtually so I decided to post some of my notes here.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 10, 2015

Imagine all the creative ways (photos, videos, designs, brochures, etc.) Submissions may include any creative material created through use of an Adobe product received through TechSoup including photos, videos, designs, brochures, and mash-ups. (c) Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial. b) Void States.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

There’s been a lot of talk about this year’s historic Presidential election, but behind the headlines, the real stories are about advocates fighting for change at all levels of government and across the entire country. Watch this video and find out how and what to do with your early ballot. League of Women Voters ( @LWV ). Gun Safety.

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