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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm certainly not a lawyer, but I would imagine that one could well argue that this "exemption" only applies if you have a disability, such as blindness, which makes the book with DRM inaccessible to you. It seems a little unreasonable to claim that one is breaking the DRM because it disables speech output in "Microsoft Reader", only to then transfer the book to a platform with no speech output  .
Is there anyone here who actually finds "machine" read books "bearable", by the way? I've tried a couple but can't stand them. |
I have heard AT&T Natural Voice and it is lots better then what Microsfot bundles into Windows. It's still not perfect, but whrn it gets words correct, it does sound more natural.
But from what I read, it didn't make a distinction about me with no impairment to reading vs someone who has an impairment. But then, I don't kknow if I read only a shorten summery that left things out.
I know with CDs, I have the right to take a CD I purchased and convert to cassette tape, or rip the music for use on my DAP. So I don't see why I should not be able to take an ebook I purchased in one format and convert it to another format for my own personal use.
Jon