[blindlaw] Accessible legislation/law beyond 17 U.S.C. 121

[David Andrews]

While I am not a lawyer, I have worked in radio 
reading services, and information access services 
for nearly 30 years.  It seems to me that your 
first action, making MP3's would be find under 
fair use, but giving to others or posting on 
internet would not be.  If you gave him 
the  book, you might be able to give him the 
MP3's but I can't see how putting on Internet, 
even if not charging would be ok.  You are not a 
nonprofit serving the blind etc.


Dave

At 08:28 AM 2/4/2009, you wrote:
>A careful reading of 17 U.S.C. § 121, results in the realization of how
>truly narrow in scope this exception to the copyright protection is.
>Once you get beyond the question of textbooks i and the other rather
>limited number of materials the statute covers you have a broader
>question of copyright infringement.
>
>For example, suppose I buy the latest Tom Clancy thriller in paperback,
>cut it up, run it through my scanner and convert it to a PDF document.
>After it's in PDF format by use Natural Reader to convert it to a
>recorded format. I then listened to the book in that recorded format
>(MP3).  Have I violated the copyright with respect to the Tom Clancy
>book.
>
>Beyond what I have described, assume that after I am done with it I then
>give the book in this recorded format to a friend to listen to.  Is there
>a copyright violation at that point.
>
>I'm relatively certain that if I start to sell my MP3 files for people to
>listen to the book I am violating the copyright. What if I simply put it
>up on the web for people to download and enjoy, without my charging for
>it.  Is there a violation?
>
>Is there anybody on the list that has worked in the copyright area that
>is comfortable addressing these questions? I think we should all find
>this of interest.
>
>Patrick H. Stiehm
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