Sue, It's not a matter of where folks are located. It's a matter of whether or not people are on Bookshare's payroll. It's a matter of official accountability. Pratik -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of siss52 Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 10:56 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: something strange going on here I have seen on the ppostings that Jesse helped from Sweden, and Peter Scialli, a longtime employee, is or was living in Virginia near Washington D.C. And what are organizations who donate books to bookshare.org, such as the New York Times, going to think when their bestsellers are not in the collection??? Sue S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Monica Cortada" <MCortada@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 7:53 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: something strange going on here > The process of adhering to Bookshare's copyright requirements probably > includes the ability to prove to legal and computer skeptics that > Bookshare's file security doesn't have exploitable holes. The easiest hole > to exploit is a stolen computer and Benetech can't ensure the security of an > offsite employee's computer. The alternative, managing a distributed > workforce, is complicated and requires expensive electronic and human > resources. > > I think one of the reason's why Bookshare has survived is due to the > meticulous adherence to ethical and legal responsibilities associated with > distribution of copyrighted material. Although having only one gatekeeper > (Gustavo) creates delays, it does result in consistent decision making and a > short chain of command for problems. I'm sure Bookshare's track record in > copyright integrity is their best selling point when negotiating with > lawyers at organizations like the New York Times and Washington Post. > > Monica > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/313 - Release Date: 4/15/06 > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.