Well inconsistent or not the Target case is proceeding and would have
an impact on all online businesses if decided in the NFB favor. I
agree that the you can never know where the NFB will come down on any
particular case and that sueing Target while complaining about the
ACB's currency case seem, to say the least hypocritical of the NFB.
But all that aside the Target case is still out there.
Greg Kearney
On Jan 10, 2007, at 10:58 , Abdul Kamara wrote:
Yes, I'm well aware of NFB legal exploits, my point is simply that
they are
inconsistent with their philosophies. Hence the Robertson rulling.
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The NFB has a case in court against Target Store, Inc arguing that
online store must be accessible. See: http://www.webstandards.org/
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On Jan 10, 2007, at 10:43 , Abdul Kamara wrote:
I think that would be an excellent case to make. But given the NFB's
pention for convenient contradictions (e.g., the response regardin
the
Robertson ruling on U.S currency) I don't think they would go after
it.
Abdul
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I see the biggest issue here in not being able to access the iTunes
Music Store. Once you have a file there are a number of ways to play
it such as with FrontRow which is accessible. The fact that the
iTunes Music Store is not accessible is a ADA legal concern and I am
somewhat shocked that Apple legal department hasn't taken notice of
that fact. Would Apple ever build an inaccessible physical store?
If I were Apple I would be watching the NFB vs. Target Stores case
very closely because if the courts rule that online stores must meet
the same ADA requirements as physical ones iTunes would make a really
big target to go after.
I think the case can be made that it matters not if your business is
on line or in the physical world, it must be accessible.
Greg Kearney
On Jan 10, 2007, at 07:36 , James Austin wrote:
Hello Cheryl and list
I am guessing that the reason behind Apple's slowness at
increasingly accessibility for i Tunes is that they are supporting
two versions, one on Mac and the other on Windows.
Besides, there are other programs that may even play for files than
i Tunes and I too only use it to read Audible books.
Best Wishes
James
