A friend is blind and yes I know of the software he uses. The issue with DRM is that he probably cannot access the media.
Thanks for clarifying mechanical rights. You make a very good point with regard to the camera lenses. The thing is that in these cases if one wants to it is perfectly legal to buy a lathe and a mill and build your own mounts. With DRM we lose these rights. Your point about the re-introduction of the turntable is also good. I did not know of this... but i do have a few records and as it turns out I have not even played one for over a decade. The point is that at least we can read the old media. I think its fair to suggest that with DRM we will lose this. On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 12:52:11AM -0700, Ellen Mably wrote: > Hi Terr: > > Mechanical rights is what a musician is paid for each copy sold. It may also > be tied into the surtax which was added to tapes a few years ago. Musicians > are also paid every time their song is performed (performance rights). The > amount per song depends on whether the musician wrote both the lyrics and > the music, and whether an arranger, publisher, and agent get a piece of the > pie. > > For blind people, there has been computer voice software since about 1975. > > Technology is slightly above fashion in it's changeability; at least it has > a real reason. However, the demise and re-introduction of turntable and > lenses which only fit the brand of camera that made the lens are some > examples of technological "fashion". You probably know many more. > > Ellen > > > > On 24 February 2011 01:15, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ellen > > > > Thank you for your comments and I hope we get lots more. The format is > > available already. Its on the shelf. Its Ogg Theora. > > > > In fact the manufactures are using Linux and *BSD in the cpu's inside the > > readers and burners. They are FULLY aware of it which is why they typically > > use it. So any excuse is just that... some salesman making an excuse. > > > > > > I've not heard the term "mechanical rights". Does this term exist in law? > > > > With regard to DRM and DMCA style laws the issue is that if one tries to > > break the DRM then one is guilty of a felony. I know all about this because > > I work with OpenSSL (sometimes) and donated to free Skylarov when Adobe had > > him arreste for disclosing that they used ROT-13 encryption in their e-books > > products. > > > > But related issues are this... how is a blind person suppose to read an > > e-book? > > > > How about backups? > > > > What happens if the DRM algorithm is left out of the machine? > > > > Note for many this is already an issue: What of someone from Japan for > > instance who is in university and wants to watch a DVD from home? The only > > real solution is two DVD's. I htink it is totally predictable that > > whaterver DRM is in a machine this decade will be gone by the next... then > > we are suppose to repurchase the media. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 11:37:45PM -0700, Ellen Mably wrote: > > > Hi Terr: > > > > > > You've raised two issues I'll comment on. Copyright applies to making > > > something like a tape of a TV show. Generally, one can make one photocopy > > of > > > something for one's personal use or research. I think the new copyright > > law > > > was finally introduced; it's been a long time in the making. I don't know > > > what the TV people think about VCRs. > > > > > > The inability to watch a pre-made DVD (is that what you meant?) on Linux > > is > > > related to mechanical rights. It could be that the manufacturer(s) are 1. > > > unaware of the Linux market; 2. think it is too small for a cost/benefit; > > 3. > > > think it might be too complicated to produce and/or market a different > > > format. So the answer would be talking with manufacturers about the issue > > > (and perhaps helping them develop the format). > > > > > > Ellen > > > > > > On 23 February 2011 23:46, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Precisely. WHatever DRM might be in place now... there is a good > > chance it > > > > will be broken in the very near future. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Another related issue is CBC programming and this of course spills into > > > > CTV, Global, etc. > > > > > > > > They have tried to erect "walls" which means if you take a trip and > > want to > > > > see something while out of the country... forget it. If you want to > > copy it > > > > to your hard drive while say visiting an internet cafe forget it. This > > > > means if you are camped by the lake forget it. > > > > > > > > > > > > There are open formats like Vorbis and I think we need to be demanding > > that > > > > the programming they put on line is available in vorbis. > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is another issue... what of the Calgary Public Library? I can > > borrow > > > > from 1000's of books and DVD's. However even though they "say" they > > have an > > > > online service and even though as the tax payer I have paid for this... > > its > > > > not available to me. Note that while the partron pays I think $25 bux > > for a > > > > library membership... the taxpayer forks over at least 5x this. > > > > > > > > Of course we all know the taxpayer pays a hefty chunk for CBC. > > > > > > > > > > > > Well - we've paid for it... so why can't we have open access to it? > > > > > > > > > > > > In the past if we want to tape a TV program so we can show it to a > > friend > > > > or watch it at another time we had the right to so this. As we go > > digital > > > > we're losing our rights > > > > > > > > Do we have any lawyers who can answer this? Does copyright to say a > > DVD > > > > allow whoever owns the copyright to deny me the right to watch the DVD > > on my > > > > linux machine? Does CBC have the right to force me to fork over cash > > to > > > > microsoft? apple? I already have all the copies of windows for > > instance > > > > that I want. But NT4.0 is out of date and I don't think it can access > > their > > > > programming anyways. > > > > > > > > > > > > To me this is like CBC telling me I have to buy an RCA television and > > if I > > > > want to use a Toshiba then I should screw off. > > > > > > > > What about City Hall? Shouldn't I have the right to access their > > material > > > > on the Calgary web site in Vorbis? > > > > > > > > Maybe we need to look into some legal challenges. This might be done > > via > > > > small claims and the key is that if we can get a judgment then the city > > will > > > > have no excuses. But of course I'm not a lawyer so I don't know. > > Opinions? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I this particular situation we should be demanding that the 'flow' is > > > > > actually an open format. > > > > > > > > > > Want happens when their propriatory DRM server is taken off line in a > > few > > > > > years time... you lose access to the media you purchased? > > > > > > > > > > Simon > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > clug-talk mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > clug-talk mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
