[nfbcs] Amazon and Sony Are Requesting That The Accessibility Requirement Be Waived for E-Book Readers

[Mike Freeman]

FCC is a creature of Congress.

Mike

On Aug 8, 2013, at 17:02, "Larry Wayland" <lhwayland at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Mike that doesn't tell me why the law can't be enforced.  The law has already been passed. I would never think it will be easy, but we can see that the law is enforced by filing our complaints with FCC when necessary.
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> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
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> Larry:
> Who is in the majority in the House of Representatives?
> Mike
> 
> On Aug 8, 2013, at 16:12, "Larry Wayland" <lhwayland at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> Mike, I would like for you to tell us why the law can't be enforced.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike 
>> Freeman
>> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 5:53 PM
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>> Accessibility Requirement Be Waived for E-Book Readers
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>> No, John; I merely consider the law unenforceable.
>> Mike
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>> On Aug 8, 2013, at 15:17, "John G. Heim" <jheim at math.wisc.edu> wrote:
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>>> Huh? This is about the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.  Are you saying you don't think that law should ever have been passed?  These companies are saying they don't want to comply with an existing law.
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>>> [I must be in Mike's killfile.]
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>>> On 08/08/13 16:08, Mike Freeman wrote:
>>>> I guess I'm a minority of one but I truly don't see how we can 
>>>> philosophically justify protesting except possibly on moral grounds 
>>>> if e-reader manufacturers leave us out. IMO that's their prerogative.
>>>> By the same token, though, they have to take the consequences, i.e., 
>>>> that they cannot market to Government or schools. That's where the 
>>>> stick lies. There ain't no carrot.
>>>> 
>>>> Mike Freeman
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>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kevin 
>>>> Fjelsted
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 12:19 PM
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>>>> Accessibility Req