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Originally Posted by J. Strnad
Then there is the problem that publishers are fighting text-to-speech, aren't they, as an infringement on their books' audio rights?
However, an ebook reader for the blind sounds like a great product. Niche, of course, but it seems that the foundation is already there.
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Making a large print or braille edition I think is covered in fair use § 121. Limitations on exclusive rights: reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities.
I could see a lawsuit forcing the publisher to allow the text to speech... If they think it'll hurt audiobook sales well then it's about time they learn laws are passed for the people not to help maintain their bottom line. We've already decided accessibility outweighs the publisher's free market choice to charge more for or not bother to produce an audiobook.
And there's already the basic rights that come with a purchase. Objecting to letting someone use a text to speech program on a file they pay for is akin to taco bell not allowing people to break a taco they buy into pieces and eat it as a taco salad. DRM at its worst.