Hi Dark, Oh, when it comes to computers specialized digital formats are pretty much an illusion alright. As I already stated I can go to Bookshare, login, download any book I want, and then use the Linux command line tool to convert the Daisy book to text, html, etc. At that point I just removed the Daisy format, and if I wanted to could then open it in Gedit, the Linux text editor, and remove the page or two of Bookshare legal notices as well as the information who says who downloaded the book etc. Its not really security but the illusion of security that really counts here.
Same could be said for the new NLS audio books. For the last couple of years NLS has been making their audio books available for download. You can download them, put them on a flash card, and put it in your Victor Stream and listen to it. Well, the book is in theory secure because you can't play it with a standard mp3 player, can't use a standard media player, and its encrypted somehow. No problem I'll just plug my Victor into the line-in jack on my computer and record it with Goldwave. "Oh, I'm sorry I just bypassed that bit of security just by recording it via Goldwave and saved it as a standard mp3." That's what I mean by illusion of security. The publishers just want the materials to be in a format not easily accessible to the average person, but if you think about it there is no way to make it secure from piracy.If you can hear it you can record it. If you can see text there is probably a way to convert or copy it. Yet, if that makes the publishers happy then so be it. Cheers! On 6/14/12, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tom. > > While I understand your frustration, and totally simpathize, for myself your > > experience has a different ring, being as up until 2006 no starwwars books > were vailable in Britain at all! accept a few abridged commercial tape > copies. The rnib did none of them. in 2006 they recorded the three throrn > novels (one reason I know who Mara jayde is, though before that point I'd > only ever seen her in the Masters of teras kasi beat em up). > > So, all the more reason to start distributing books in accessible > format,perhaps with the password proviso as a safegard. > > I do think though things may change in the next few years, sinse the > proprietory format arguement is pretty much an illusion anyway, given that > it wouldn't be so difficult for me to just plug my r09 into any audio device > > and quickly make a digital copy in mp3 of the sound itself, ---- that's > assuming there isn't some sort of dazy coppier out there anyway. > > interestingly enough one of the few good organizations in Britain, calibre > tape library actually don't! use proprietory formats for this reason, and > tend to just think if people happen to copy their stuff to keep on > computer, ---- it doesn't matter. > > Actually calibre are lovely, they have a good set of readers, try to > complete series, and are very carefull about what they reccord. The only sad > > thing is that they have so few resources their catalogue only contains a few > > hundred books, indeed I had to cancel my subscription with them after being > > a member for about six years because I'd physically read every sf, fantasy > and horror book they had, not to mention all the books in other genres by > writers who interested me. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
