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Originally Posted by fugazied
Well it's not Amazon's fault so much as it is the fault of the specific publisher.
Publishers are still terrified of the internet/ebooks and how it affects their copyright it seems.
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It is true that Amazon doesn't make the decision about TTS, but that is not to say they are neutral about it: they own Audible, and they also sell audiobooks (CDs) on Amazon. So depending on whether it has any effect on their overall sales, they may encourage publishers in one way or the other.
What I hope we don't see is TTS getting turned off when there is no audiobook available or planned.
Recorded performances are certainly intellectual property worthy of protection by copyright law. However saying that TTS infringes upon their rights is dubious, and I hope someone is taking this to court to challenge it. If someone recorded the TTS and tried to sell or distribute this performance without permission, it would clearly violate the law, but otherwise parents reading stories to their children at bedtime need to be sued or thrown in jail also. Or at least that is how I hope the courts will eventually rule.