[stylist] Informational Picketing Against Authors Guild in New YorkCity
Angela fowler
fowlers at syix.com
Fri Mar 27 20:49:36 UTC 2009
I know we've discussed this on here before, but it really baffles me. When
you buy an E-book from Amazon and have it read aloud, isn't that the same
thing as buying an audio book, or subscribing to a service such as
audible.com? How the hell is it a violation of copyright law? I can't
imagine where the authors' guild could be coming from on this.
-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of David Andrews
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 1:41 PM
To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
Subject: [stylist] Informational Picketing Against Authors Guild in New
YorkCity
>From Chris Danielson:
Dear Fellow Federationists:
As you may already know, Amazon, Inc. released the newest version of its
e-book reader, the Kindle, on February 9 of this year. The Kindle 2
includes a feature that allows e-books downloaded to it to be read aloud.
The Authors Guild has objected to this feature because it believes these
e-books are licensed only for visual display, and under pressure from the
Guild, Amazon has decided to allow authors and publishers to decide which
books can be read aloud by this device. Naturally, this is a blow to blind
people and others with print disabilities who can benefit from the
text-to-speech feature and who would love to be able to purchase books and
start reading them immediately for the first time in history. For this
reason the National Federation of the Blind has joined with other
organizations representing people who cannot use print effectively to fight
the Authors Guild.
We plan to kick off our public education campaign to increase public
pressure on the Authors Guild to reverse its stance with an informational
protest in front of the Guilds headquarters in New York City. This picket
will take place on Tuesday, April 7, from noon until 2:00 p.m. I am writing
to you in hopes that you can organize members to come to this protest. A
number of Federationists from Maryland are coming and we expect
participation from other organizations in the coalition, but it would be
very helpful if those of you with easy access to New York City would help us
by providing more picketers. It is extremely important that we make a
strong impression on the Authors Guild and the media so that our message
will be heard.
In the next few days you will receive more communications with additional
logistical details, as well as more information about our position and
suggestions on how to respond to questions from the media. In the meantime,
if you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. As
soon as you have an idea of how many people may be able to come to this
event, please provide that information to John Paré by calling 410-659-9314,
ext. 2227, or by e-mailing jpare at nfb.org. Thank you for your assistance in
this important matter.
Sincerely:
Chris Danielsen
Christopher S. Danielsen
Director of Public Relations
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
David Andrews and white cane Harry.
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Writers Division web site:
http://www.nfb-writers-division.org <http://www.nfb-writers-division.org/>
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