Hi again,
I believe that Prashant did a good job of explaining the current state of progress being made in amending copyright laws in India. I know that Ms. Pamnani is a strong force behind this issue. I just wish to add a few more points. Most of the European countries, along with USA have a law that is responsible for the creation of the DSS (Disability Students Service) office. The law states that all the educational institutions are responsible for providing equal access, i.e. the course material in an alternet format to a disabled student. The implication is that the office not only procures electronic text for some students, it also produces audio books, and books in braille for those who prefer such formats. The office also finds readers, note takers, etc. You all might have heard about bookshare.org. I dont know, under which law it exists, but it is a website whare volunteers scan, edit, and upload books. The membership is only for VI individuals. I think that I have missed one final tip for requesting books from the publishers. If you manage to get a letter/ email from your institutional head, or your departmental head, to certify that you are a student with a particular disability and have in your posession the book in question, then it might open the hearts of a few publishers. When ever a law is passed, some resources are required to be diverted for its implimentation from somewhare else. India, being a developing society has limited resources. It would ultimately depend on the trade-off the policy makers are willing to enter into. Regards --- On Wed, 10/1/08, prateek aggarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: prateek aggarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [AI] why not e text directly from publishers? > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 10:12 PM > Folks, thanks for your overwhelming response. > In fact, this may prove of immense help if we can get the > e-text > version of books. > Ripakshi, rightly said that > Since we don't have effective disability offices, task > became very tough. > However, as you yourself also saying that you have already > tryede the > same and even got a few books too, I am unable to > understand why it > is not possible every where. As per is coppy right laws > are concern, > I think they says that you can not reproduce this book in > any form > (printed, electronic, etc.) without the permission of > author or > publisher. > But if we are taking permission, then? > Though I am telling what I can understand, all you folks > specially > those who belongs to legal departments will tell more in > this context. > Actually, before going any further in this regards, I > necessarily need > to know the legal limitations. Therefore, can any one tell > the > provisions concerning this issue in Indian coppy right law? > Vamshi sir, very validly > Raised point, that one can also make zirox coppies of > books and > provide them on low cost if he is intended to cross the > coppy right > laws. Or even, we people can reproduce the e-text versions > of the > books which we've already scanned. In this way, one can > not say that > any book is safe from reproduction. > As per is awareness is concern, it's our duty to > educate them about > the technology we use for reading and about the software > and it's > features. The person who has ever scanned a long book, can > easyly tell > How complex this task is. Therefore, this may be of great > help for > whole community if we can do anything in this regard. > Subramani sir, what happen to that organization, isn't > it working now? > In fact, I was wondering why people around the world > suffering from > this problem? We all know that by any case, a book can not > be publish > without preparing a soft coppy. If matter is already > available in > soft coppies, why can't we get their access? > I know it's an extreme complicated issue and can not be > solved with > eas, but probably, it might not be impossible. > Just imagine, how fantastic it will be when there will not > be any > complexity of scanning and editing books. How great it > would be when > books will be readily available in e text. > Yes, it sounds like a dream, but can't we turn it in > reality? > Regards, > Prateek agarwal. > Cell: 09928341197 > Skype: > Prateek_agarwal32 > e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > blog at > http://www.prateekagarwal.wordpress.com/ > website: > http://www.prateekagarwal.webs.com > to join the mailing list for my website, please send a > blank mail with > subject "join" on > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject > unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any > other changes, please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. 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