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July 16, 2018
Using Software and Data to Change the World
I had the honor to be the opening keynoter for the first-ever Good Tech Fest , which was h…
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February 03, 2016
Commercial Availability: The Poison Pill for Marrakesh Treaty Implementation
If you can buy a book, you can’t borrow it. That’s the lobbying position of some companies in the intellectual property fie…
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May 27, 2015
Optimistic about Marrakesh Treaty!
The World Blind Union’s ( WBU ) Right to Read campaign for ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty just concluded two days of …
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July 15, 2014
The Road to Accessibility without Borders: Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty
One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organizati…
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February 19, 2014
Accessibility Excitement in Geneva
One of the reasons I started the Beneblog more than ten years ago (!) was to keep the Benetech team in the loop. As someone…
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January 17, 2014
The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use
The next time you set your digital device of choice to record your favorite show so you can watch it whenever you want, take…
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August 07, 2013
What is in the Treaty of Marrakesh?
The View from an Authorized Entity Many Bookshare users (and potential Bookshare users!) have been asking about the Treaty …
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July 05, 2013
We Have a Treaty…and It’s Great!
I’ve been actively advocating for an international copyright exception model that would greatly benefit people with disabili…
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July 03, 2013
On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates
Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. Betsy Beaumon I recently had t…
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June 28, 2013
Benetech Closing Statement on the Marrakech Treaty
To the Diplomatic Conference in Plenary on June 27, 2013 On the Adoption of the Treaty of Marrakech This is an excellent Tr…
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June 19, 2013
Benetech's Statement to the Treaty Delegates in Marrakech
Benetech, my nonprofit organization operates Bookshare, the largest online library dedicated to serving blind and print disa…
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May 07, 2013
Poisoning the Treaty for the Blind
The Obama Administration is turning its back on people with disabilities--and I'm outraged. I'm an engineer and soci…