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Old 05-13-2013, 01:58 PM   #60
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Originally Posted by RHWright View Post
Has anyone seen/heard of an author's reaction to the ebook question within an accessibility for disabilities context? I would be interested to see examples.
From wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick

In response to a 1975 request from the National Library for the Blind for permission to make use of The Man in the High Castle, Dick responded, "I also grant you a general permission to transcribe any of my former, present or future work, so indeed you can add my name to your 'general permission' list."

This pre-dated ebooks, but I've seen the general attitude expressed by other authors. One of the few good things the DCMA did was add a general exception to copyright control for making accessible content. The only company I've worked with that uses this exception is Benetech. They run bookshare.org.

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