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The 1996 amendment, the so-called Chafee Amendment is primarily aimed at
producers like NLS, Learning Ally, Bookshare etc. It says a
qualified nonprofit who primarily serves the blind can put a book into
alternative media without getting permission from the publisher.
They must be an appropriate not-for-profit, and they must certify all
their users to be qualified.<br><br>
I would guess that your producing an article in Braille would fall under
fair use. <br><br>
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Dave<br><br>
At 06:53 PM 7/25/2012, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=2>Hi everyone:<br>
Can anyone provide me with information about the copyright law amendment
of 1996 that is found on the nls website. How is one able to put into
braille material that has been previously published in a particular
periodical or a book produced by publisher? If someone has duxbyury
braille translation software is it permissible to request the reprinted
from periodical or particular publisher and translate the particular
printed ,material into braille? Thanks for any information anyone can
provide me on this topic.<br>
Sara Rooz<br>
Certified Teacher of the blind and visually impaired in new
York</font></blockquote></body>
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