[nfb-talk] Good Press for NFB

[T. Joseph Carter]

Unfortunately, the CEO of Benetech speaking on how much the NFB and 
the Reading Rights Coalition have impacted this issue is not nearly 
as impressive as having someone from outside the coalition talking 
about the impact.

Even so, Mr. Frutcherman's post goes far to explain the challenges 
facing us as advocates.  I think perhaps one key to the problem lies 
in that while a country may have the necessary Copyright exemption to 
produce an accessible book, the accessible book may already exist or 
be of higher quality in another country.

For example, one UK-based publisher that has many Autism-related 
titles makes their books available to UK-based equivalents of the 
National Library Service and Reading for the Blind and Dyslexic.  
These books are trivially available and accessible to those in the UK 
who are blind.  I could not get an accessible copy of the book in the 
United States when I needed it, however.

Expanding Chaffee-style Copyright exemptions to cover much of the 
world would ensure that such a situation does not happen in the 
future.  A blind person should never be denied access to a book 
because they live in the wrong country.

Joseph


On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 09:45:53AM -0500, John G. Heim wrote:
> In a recent blog entry, the CEO of the Benedict Foundation mentions the  
> impact the NFB has had on the Kindle issue, "This one has gotten a lot of 
> press, especially since the National Federation of the Blind and the 
> Reading Rights Coalition has formed to fight the soundproofing of books 
> on the Kindle2. "
>
> http://benetech.blogspot.com/2009/06/fascinating-meeting-at-copyright-office.html