No, large print is nt a specialized format.  It can be made/copied by anyone.  A specialized format is one that only the target population can access or use, such as Braille, 4-track low speed cassettes, or in the case of bookshare.org, DAISY format, with encryption.

Dave

At 01:24 PM 3/26/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Thank you for that URL.  As long as we're on the topic, I'd like to clarify
>something.  I am assuming from reading the info about the Chaffee amendment
>that "specialized formats" does not include large print.  Is that correct?
>
>Thanks,
>Kathy
>
>At 12:12 PM 3/26/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>>See http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/copyright.html for
>>a copy of the Chafee Amendment and an explanation.
>>
>>--Liz--
>>
>>> I'd love to know what they've done to get around the copyright
>>> problems.
>>>
>>> Paul Chapin
>>> Curricular Computing Specialist
>>> Amherst College
>>>
>
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>Kathy Cahill
>MIT Adaptive Technology (ATIC) lab
>77 Mass. Ave. 11-103
>Cambridge MA 02139
>(617) 253-5111
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