From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from gscodenh01.cr.usgs.gov ([136.177.7.10]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CzIx0-00045N-00 for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 13:22:02 -0500 Received: from PUNK ([130.118.172.119]) by gscodenh01.cr.usgs.gov (Lotus Domino Release 6.5.2) with SMTP id 2005021011212939-243409 ; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:21:29 -0700 Message-ID: <005f01c50f9d$57178b10$77ac7682@azwaterDOM.wr.usgs.gov> From: "Sean McMahon" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <200502101544.j1AFiIl3002071@uni07mr.unity.ncsu.edu> <20050210155534.GD18112@rednote.net> Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:21:28 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on gscodenh01/SERVER/USGS/DOI(Release 6.5.2|June 01, 2004) at 02/10/2005 11:21:29, Serialize by Router on gscodenh01/SERVER/USGS/DOI(Release 6.5.2|June 01, 2004) at 02/10/2005 11:22:02, Serialize complete at 02/10/2005 11:22:02 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: Re: Trouble with listen-up X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Sean McMahon , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 18:22:16 -0000 I'd say get someone in iran, or one of those countries where intelectual property isn't respected to crack/distribute it. If breaking and entering is legal where you are, it's legal. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 8:55 AM Subject: Re: Trouble with listen-up > Sina Bahram writes: > > Well, if it's easy enough to crack ... Then cracking it and distributing > > binaries would be legal, I gather? > > Are you joking? The illegality of breaking and entering a house doesn't > depend on the strength of the locks that protect it. In fact, it's still > "breaking and entering," even if there is no lock, as I understand > things--though perhaps some lawyer among us might clarify this principal > for us. > > If redistribution is really illegal, than it's illegal regardless of > presence or absence of encryption. > > > > > Take care, > > Sina > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] > > On Behalf Of Janina Sajka > > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 10:04 AM > > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > > Subject: Re: Trouble with listen-up > > > > Sina Bahram writes: > > > RFB&D protects their daisy books with a propriotary encryption algorithm > > ... > > > Does RNIB do the same? > > > > > > Yes. It is definitely the case. > > > > However, it would not be hard to write a module to open the content, though > > the terms of licensing would not allow publishing the source. > > > > The reason for this encryption is to meet legal copyright restrictions on > > the distribution of this content. It's the computer equivalent of making > > audio cassette talking books use half speed and open reel track format, > > rather than standard cassette speed and standard track format. > > > > > > > > If so: that could explain why it reads the title and everything; > > > however, seg faults on the rest ... > > > > > > Good luck with this problem: I'd be interested in getting a solution > > > to it, as I think it may lead to one, hopefully, for reading RFB&D > > > daisy formats without having to pay them for the software and/or > > > hardware, which I find ridiculous. > > > > > > Take care, > > > Sina > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > janina@freestandards.org http://a11y.org > > If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup