David, my point is that the US cannot dictate to other sovereign nations
what their laws pertaining to copyrights will contain. Where the idea
came from that the US Congress can mandate that foreign copyright laws be
waived is a mystery to me.
-----Original Message-----
.From: "David Allen"<wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx>
.Sent: 3/15/07 4:33:27 PM
.To: "bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.Subject: [bookport] Re: In defense of Double Talk
.
.Hi Bill and list:
.
.Only if that other nation developed the same repository all over again
would
.your suggestion apply. There are many reasons why that is highly
unlikely.
.
.Cheers,
.Dave
.----- Original Message -----
.From: "William Stephan" <wstephan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 11:05 AM
.Subject: [bookport] Re: In defense of Double Talk
.
.
.> Bookshare exists because of a provision in US copyright law. I guess
if
.> other nations built that sort of language into their copyright laws,
.> Bookshare or a similar entity would be able to operate for the benefit
of
.> their citizens.
.>
.> -----Original Message-----
.> .From: "Richard Ring"<richard.ring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.> .Sent: 3/15/07 2:17:15 PM
.> .To: "bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.> .Subject: [bookport] Re: In defense of Double Talk
.> .
.> .I completely agree with you, but I think it's going to have to be the
.> .result of some kind of International Copyright agreement. (more stupid
.> .politics)
.> .
.> .
.> .-----Original Message-----
.> .From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
.> .[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Toews
.> .Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 2:28 PM
.> .To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
.> .Subject: [bookport] Re: In defense of Double Talk
.> .
.> .All we need to do now is get Book Share available to non-Americans so
we
.> .can all read instead of being barred by politics.
.> .
.> .Bruce
.> .On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:15:47 -0400, "Fred Wurtzel"
.> .<f.wurtzel@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:
.> .> Hello,
.> .>
.> .> I, also have a similar history. I started with a Texas Instruments
.> .> TI-994a
.> .> computer with speech then went to an Apple II plus. What we have
now
.> .is
.> .> amazing and a blessing. The computer and Bookport along with
.> .Bookshare
.> .> is
.> .> an unbelievable combination to provide access to printed material.
I
.> .> can't
.> .> imagine what a difference this would have made for me in college in
.> .the
.> .> early 70's just after the invention of the cassette tape.
.> .>
.> .> -----Original Message-----
.> .> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
.> .> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
.> .> On Behalf Of Cy Selfridge
.> .> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 2:50 PM
.> .> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
.> .> Subject: [bookport] Re: In defense of Double Talk
.> .>
.> .> Hi folks,
.> .> Well, I gues I'll throw in my couple of cents worth here.
.> .> I concur with William and Crystal as I also have been around this
.> .> synthetic
.> .> speech game for a considerable amount of years.
.> .> A long time ago about the only thing which talked was some of the
DEC
.> .> terminals which would hook up to some IBM mainframes. They did have
.> .very
.> .> good speech with a German accent and they also cost around $8,000.
.> .> My wife and I were elated to find the Voltrax Type and Talk
.> .synthesizer
.> .> for
.> .> the old Apple II+ because it was only $350 or so. While it was
*very*
.> .> limited it was better than nothing.
.> .> Next I migrated up to an IBM compatible micro which was, I think, a
.> .286
.> .> processor with a fantastic speed of about 4Khz.
.> .> On this wonderful piece of equipment I had a Symphonics 215 speech
.> .board
.> .> and
.> .> it was, at best, miserable but it also was a lot better than
nothing.
.> .> What we have today with Eloquence, Double and Triple Talk along with
.> .the
.> .> SAPI voicesis a true blessing.
.> .> I use the USB Triple Talk on my 3GHZ XP Home computer because I can
.> .> listen
.> .> to JAWS and music independently of each other. When I request a
"Read
.> .> All"
.> .> command I get the new SAPI voice through the computer's speakers.
Now,
.> .> how
.> .> can you complain about this?
.> .> Cy, the Ancient Okie...
.> .>
.> .> -----Original Message-----
.> .> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
.> .> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
.> .> On Behalf Of William Stephan
.> .> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 12:34 PM
.> .> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
.> .> Subject: [bookport] Re: In defense of Double Talk
.> .>
.> .> Crystal's right!
.> .>
.> .> Some of us who've been doing this for a while can still remember
when
.> .> synthetic speech sounded about like someone reading through a kazoo.
.> .>
.> .> Since folks can apparently designate whatever speech engine they
want
.> .to
.> .> use
.> .> on a file-by-file basis, I'm not sure why which synthesizer is used
is
.> .> particularly significant in any case.
.> .>
.> .>
.> .> -----Original Message-----
.> .> .From: "Crystal French"<raincrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.> .> .Sent: 3/15/07 9:25:01 AM
.> .> .To: "bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.> .> .Subject: [bookport] In defense of Double Talk .
.> .> .For my two cents, I have no problem with Eloquence, or Double Talk.
.> .> .
.> .> .I have lived enough years to remember only too well a time when
.> .access
.> .> to
.> .> .printed material was very limited.
.> .> .
.> .> .So, Eloquence and Double Talk sound like normal people to me.
.> .> .
.> .> .In fact, Perfect Paul and I have a very nice relationship, thank
you
.> .> very
.> .> .much, and I am happy to hear that he will be continued in BP II.
.> .> .
.> .> .Crystal
.> .> .
.> .> .
.> .> .
.> .> .
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