[bksvol-discuss] Re: Copyright Owners Fight Plan to Release E-Books for the Blind
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:49:25 -0800 (PST)
Not again. I remember writing to Obama Nd the U.S. reps several month. a long
As lobbyists don't give up we can't, either.
Cindy
Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and books-being-scanned
list available at sites below
Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List
Books Being Scanned List:
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List
--- On Mon, 12/14/09, Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Copyright Owners Fight Plan to Release E-Books for
> the Blind
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, December 14, 2009, 2:44 PM
> This is it, gang. This is the
> conference that holds Bookshare's hopes for a
> fully international service in its hands. You can read
> about the details
> here:
>
> http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/12/blind_block/
>
> It's time to pray, push politicians, speak out publicly,
> blog, tweet, share
> with your neighbors, and/or contact your local chapter of
> the consumer
> organizations to which you belong. If the publishers, MPAA,
> and Chamber of
> Commerce skew the vote against this policy, millions of
> disabled people will
> continue to stay in the dark, with no access to books.
>
> Yes, Bookshare will still exist, and yes, Americans are
> still going to be
> able to access books. People from other countries aren't so
> lucky. They have
> to scrounge for what they can find, often living in poverty
> for lack of
> education and access to basic medical and legal
> information.
>
> We were just like them 60 years ago, only able to read when
> people would
> read to us. Even with the NLS, I had to beg for books and
> struggle with lack
> of information as a student 20 years ago. If we don't speak
> out and do
> something, even if it's a little something, to help our
> disabled neighbors,
> we leave them in the dark while we enjoy the light.
>
> The quotes from publishers in this article have stung me,
> actually stunned
> me, by their complete arrogance and lack of awareness. They
> might as well be
> saying, "Let them eat cake!"
>
> Monica Willyard
>
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