Hi Rupakshi,
very good informationindeed.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roopakshi Pathania" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] why not e text directly from publishers?
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.
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