[access-uk] Re: HARRY POTTER AND ACCESS TO BOOKS
- From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:39:16 +0100
HARRY POTTER AND ACCESS TO BOOKSIan, can I just clarify this point about
legality? I thought in the usual blurb about no unauthorised copying etc also
included taking a digital image, even if it was for one's own use only; a bit
harsh this of course for those who want to buy and scan the book!
- Andy
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From: Ian Macrae
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 1:30 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: HARRY POTTER AND ACCESS TO BOOKS
Not sure I follow that logic James. Surely if a blind person with a scanner
can go into ASDA, buy the book for a fiver and spend the couple of hours or so
scanning it, they've been able to take advantage of an offer which is open to
everyone else and end up with a legally owned copy of the book. Meanwhile the
person without access to that option is paying through the nose with no choice
a bout doing so. Added to this is the recent argument there's been over the
publishers cover price for the book which is regarded by many people as too
high for anyone. And don't forget, hours after the book has been published,
there'll be people who have the wherewithal to go and grab it as an illegal
scan from the internet for free. Which all goes to show just what a bugger's
muddle the whole thing is.
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
James O'Dell
Sent: 20 July 2007 12:46
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: HARRY POTTER AND ACCESS TO BOOKS
There is also a political point here. It is true that RNIB can't afford
to sell the books as a "loss leader", but I think perhaps the bigger issue is
that they want publishers to come on board with the "same book, same time, same
price" philosophy, perhaps in time allowing them to take their fair share of
the revenue as well. RNIB selling the book at a discount would simply
reinforce the mistaken view that blind people want something for nothing, or at
any rate for less than "average" people would pay. Any discounts offered by
outlets are not under the control of the publishers, and I think RNIB are wise
to do things "by the book", if you'll excuse the pun. There is no point in
having equal access to the discounts if this ultimately ends up providing
publishers with an excuse not to give us equal access to the material.
James
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