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Originally Posted by Dazrin
I agree that "It's not a given they'll be blocked." but I don't see how these FCC rules apply
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There are two FCC posts.
The first enumerates the exceptions and qualifies the mandatories with "as practical" which is how audiobooks have escaped regulation.
("Currently there are two categories of exemptions from the closed captioning rules, self-implementing and
economically burdensome")
With Audible proving it can be done the burdensome exemption goes away.
Which is my point.
The FCC pages list the *current* regulations implementing (and moderating) the requirements of the existing laws. Not the actual laws which are very/over(?) broad. There's the Americans With Disabilities Act as well as the newer 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA).
Regulations are applications of the law; the listed terms are guidelines, not borders.
As for audiobooks being explicitly listed, ebook readers weren't explicitly listed either. That didn't protect Kindle DX. Audiobooks not being targeted *yet* is no guarantee they won't be targeted both now that captions are doable.
Neither side winning is a given but the coming lawsuits are.