article thumbnail

The Huddle Perpetual License

Tech Soup

Huddle is offering its online service to charities and libraries at a one-time admin fee, and a very reasonable one at that. What Is a Perpetual License? Huddle Foundation , just this week, made the donation more accessible to charities by switching from a $99 per year admin fee to a $125 "perpetual license" admin fee.

License 59
article thumbnail

Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

There was also an associated effort called the Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGAR) project, to ease the exchange of accessible book files between libraries for the blind and print disabled. So, in the meanwhile, we will need to rely on licenses: permissions agreements. I had a sinking feeling in my stomach.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

New Tutorial: How to Get Started with the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center

Tech Soup

Over the past months, TechSoup has been answering the call from the community to provide short, video tutorials on topics of interest to nonprofits and libraries. Want more information about using the Microsoft VLSC? Check out Microsoft's tutorials on the Microsoft Volume Licensing site.

article thumbnail

I Need a Good Lawyer

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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!” We serve human rights activists in more than 100 countries. Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust.

article thumbnail

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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. By this, I am not just talking about the publishing business, but also the nonprofit libraries committed to universal accessibility.

article thumbnail

Getting Close to a Treaty!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Here are our recommendations to WBU, to inform the next round(s) of negotiation based on the 11/23 draft. This is especially a problem as the world moves to electronic books, which have license agreements (contracts, that are rarely looked at by consumers) that almost always prohibit making them accessible.

eBook 193
article thumbnail

Use TechSoup's Content for Free!

Tech Soup

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.

Content 36