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Old 05-29-2009, 11:47 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by Daithi View Post
The intent of this law is to insure that the visually impaired have access to the same works as the non-visually impaired. If copyright laws didn't provide for this excemption it would result in a lot of material simply being unavailable to these individuals. So, bottom line, I'm in favor of the exemption (even if it means blind people get sirbruce's work for free).
Contrast with:

The intent of this law is to insure that non-English speakers have access to the same works as the Englisth speakers. If copyright laws didn't provide for this exemption it would result in a lot of material simply being unavailable to these individuals. So, bottom line, I'm in favor of the exemption (even if it means non-English speakers get Harlan Ellison's work for free).

OR

The intent of this law is to insure that the poor have access to the same works as the rich. If copyright laws didn't provide for this exemption it would result in a lot of material simply being unavailable to these individuals. So, bottom line, I'm in favor of the exemption (even if it means poor people get Harlan Ellison's work for free).

If you support the line of reasoning for the blind and not for others, you must explain why.
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