[gui-talk] any progress in NLS DTB limited access issues?

[Good, John]

That will be a sad day!!!

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On Behalf Of Baracco, Andrew W
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 1:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [gui-talk] any progress in NLS DTB limited access issues?

When the NLS Talking Book program was founded in the 1930's, there was
no other practical means to get accessible books in the hands of blind
persons in large quantities.  Today, the audio book has become part of
the mainstream, and I think that just a few more developments will
render the talking book program obsolete but I think that this process
will happen on its own, and we certainly should not advocate hastening
the death of NLS.

Andy


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On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 4:56 AM
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Subject: Re: [gui-talk] any progress in NLS DTB limited access issues?

Your recommendation is totally foolhardy! Something similar shut down
webbraille for a while.

The simple fact is that NLS has decided software platforms on PC''s will
not be provided access to digital talking books. Remember that BookShare
is volunteer; NLS is held to a higher standard whether we like it or
not. We were lucky to get full-funding for the dtb program. Please think
before you advocate.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hoffman, Allen" <Allen.Hoffman at dhs.gov>
To: <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, Apr 29, 2010 16:13:14
Subject: [gui-talk] any progress in NLS DTB limited access issues?

>
>
> Anyone know if there is any movement to provide UAC for such products
as
> FS Reader for NLS digital talking books?  The concept that
bookshare.org
> can produce volumes of materials for various platform usage, with
> adequate if not draconian IP protections, while the well funded NLS
> chooses to keep things to non-mainstream platforms seems ridiculous.
If
> this doesn't change soon I recommend folks start writing their
> Congressman about finding new budget solutions to this problem.  It is
> all well and good to have a benevolent NLS to provide leisure
materials
> for folks, but insisting we can't be trusted to keep our access terms
is
> just a poor way to serve the public as a government in my opinion.  I
am
> finding that I read far more from bookshare.org of late than NLS
anyway,
> so it may just become something irrelevant to me soon.  I just hate to
> see tax dollars spent without a more direct connection between a
> perceived problem and reality.  Same goes for the whole publishing
> industry's perceived problem with copying of materials by people with
> disabilities.  If your book was so good that it gets copied
> electronically, you probably have buyers anyway.  Besides, if the
> accessible version is not for sale, they were not missing any
revenues,
> and if someone is copying materials for sale then the publisher was
> missing a market opportunity of their own.
>  
> I personally think that NLS should have a audiobooks sales licensing
> side for publishers to use as they see fit-e.g. NLS does the contract
to
> get the materials recorded, and if a publisher wants to sell this to
the
> general public, it should be allowed.  Gives publishers motivation to
> make things easy to get NLS to record, and maybe there even is some
> revenue sharing, beyond taxes, that could make the project more self
> supportive.
> Anyhow, just wondering if it's time to send Congressmen letters, or if
> progress is being made to improve NLS services for the modern world.
>  
>  
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