[Web4lib] Kindle vs. Accessibility

[Cary Gordon]

But they certainly could be and likely will be equivalent, sooner than
later. Like newspapers and reporters, and record companies and
recording artists, publishers and authors are in for a rocky ride.
Determining what is or isn't a legitimate right will be decided in the
courts and refined in the legislature.

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Sharon Foster <fostersm1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Kelly's right. A computer-generated voice and a dramatic reading by a
> pro are not equivalent. How would you like to listen to the voice at
> <fill in the name of any voice menu system> read the newspaper to you?
> I'd rather go to the dentist. I'm sure Amazon and the publishers and
> authors will figure out a way to allow blind and low-vision people to
> purchase the audio-enabled item for a few dollar$ more.
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> Next they'll forbid children's librarians from holding story hours, or
> holding up the books so children can see the pictures.
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> Sharon M. Foster, 99% Librarian (waiting for the official okey-dokey
> to change it to 100%)
> Speaker-to-Computers
> http://www.vsa-software.com/mlsportfolio/
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> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:31 PM,  <kellyaquinn at gmail.com> wrote:
>> There is a copyright exemption for Braille, and Braille and a screenreader serve the same exact purpose. How can publishers compare a computer-generated voice to a dramatic reading by an author or professional reader? This is just plain greed.
>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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