Hi to all.

David C. sent this along and requested I forward it. I'm sure book publishers are not very happy about this.

Ted
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Subject: 	Fwd: New Copyright Exemption May Help Screen Reader Users Read 
more Books
Date: 	Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:36:37 -0400
From: 	Scott Howell <[log in to unmask]>
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Folks, I am sharing this only because the issue of books offered through 
the Kendle app has been a challenge for blind users.
This does not compel Amazon to do anything directly, but publishers can 
no longer use this as an excuse to exclude us from having access to the 
content.
I do not know if the "more" link will work, but this at least gives you 
some basic info.

Begin forwarded message:

As part of an ongoing process, Librarian of Congress James H. 
Billington has issued a ruling which puts into play new exceptions for 
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, clarifying many gray areas of 
the law and making certain practices legal. While the mainstream media 
will be talking mostly about the legal ability to jailbreak the 
iPhone, Blind Bargains readers may also be interested in the very last 
rule which allows for circumventing of restrictions on eBooks. 
Essentially, screen readers can enable the reading aloud of electronic 
books without facing copyright restrictions, at least in cases where 
the publisher does not offer an accessible alternative. Here's the 
exact wording: Literary works distributed in ebook format when all 
existing ebook editions of the work (including digital text editions 
made available by authorized entities) contain access controls that 
prevent the enabling either of the book's read-aloud function or of 
screen readers that render the text into a specialized format. This is 
certainly a big step forward for book readers, though it does not 
require or compel companies like Amazon to enable this feature for all 
titles. Via Kotaku http://kotaku.com
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