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Date:	Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:27:24 -0600
Reply-To:	Everett Gavel <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:	Re: Online Ways to Change PDFs Into More Accessible Formats?
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Nice work, Ana. Thanks. Well said.

Strive On!
Everett

----- Original Message ----- 
> DRM removal is illegal, but Paragraph 1 on 
> exemptions is generally interpreted to mean that 
> people can remove DRM for personal use. I can 
> remove DRM to access a file with my assistive 
> technology or to read a Nook book on my iOS 
> device (common among sighted people), but I can 
> not share, sell, or post the material anywhere.
>
> http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201
>
> As blind people whose access to such material is 
> otherwise limited (spending fifteen minutes 
> removing DRM versus a few hours or days scanning 
> and cleaning up a file), I think DRM removal is 
> a legitimate topic for the list, provided we all 
> understand that we must do so responsibly and 
> respectfully.
>


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