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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

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HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

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“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. students at Stanford University. In May of 2018, the European Union law called that Genera l Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

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Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. federal law supports braille instruction. Accordingly, U.S.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

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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 also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. copyright law.

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Guam and the Consortium

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Japan is the biggest source of tourists for Guam, with growing numbers from other Asian nations like South Korea. The FSM, which is made up of four distinct island states (Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk and Yap) sent teams from each of their states as well as the national government. education laws as part of receiving extensive funding.

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

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Stevie Wonder at the Marrakesh Conference At that time, the National Federation of the Blind was running a campaign against the leaders of these big corporations, with billboards on I-95 saying things like “The CEO of GE wants to keep the blind in the dark!” All students around the world have access to rich and varied educational content. •

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead.

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The ASU Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) is one of only 56 continuing education professional development programs in the nation. [2] NMI students agree; however, they additionally rank high their interest in learning about strategic planning, board governance, grant writing, marketing, program evaluation, and social entrepreneurship.