[guispeak] Re: : Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format. - method of converting
- From: "david poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 10:51:44 -0500
If the ula says other wise and most of them do, you are breaking the law.
The ruling was not finalized and only applied under certain circumstances.
The fact is that if you break any kind of security, it is breaking the law.
Johnnie Apple Seed
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From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 10:27 AM
Subject: [guispeak] Re: : Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format. -
method of converting
Hi David,
Hmm, well, actually, I'm not sure it would be breaking the law here in the
states. Again, as I have previously indicated, there was some sort of
interpretation of DMCA made last year that seems to indicate it is OK for us
to crack copy protection if the aim is to gain accessibility and all other
actions are legal.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "david poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 7:59 AM
Subject: [guispeak] Re: : Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format. -
method of converting
> What I am saying, is that security may block the convert process, but
> let's
> say it does not, then you are breaking the law, end of subject, end of
> story. I don't know about other countries, but lists can be shut down
> here
> for discussing breaking the law and I would hate to see this one go away,
> so
> go away unless you want to discuss reasonable aproaches to solving these
> issues.
>
> Johnnie Apple Seed
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 9:49 AM
> Subject: [guispeak] Re: : Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format. -
> method of converting
>
>
> Hi David,
>
> If it provides any level of usable accessibility, then I am not so
> concerned
> about the security implications. After all, Microsoft failed to exercise
> due diligence in considering our accessibility needs...
>
>
> Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications!
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "david poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 6:25 AM
> Subject: [guispeak] Re: : Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format. -
> method of converting
>
>
>> The question then becomes, how good is the result? I guess the answer
>> will
>> vary depending on how the .lit file is composed much the way pdf is
>> composed
>> and this also goes to the security issues. Will this conversion process
>> intrude through security?
>>
>> Johnnie Apple Seed
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "robert dybas" <robert.a.dybas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 11:30 PM
>> Subject: [guispeak] Re: : Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format. -
>> method of converting
>>
>>
>> there exits a command line program called convert lit
>> convert lit converts lit files into html files.
>> info is here:
>> http://www.kyz.uklinux.net/convlit.php
>> as of this date, a windows version may be downloaded at:
>> http://www.convertlit.com/clit18.zip
>>
>> a gui front end for the command line version is available here:
>> http://www.hot.ee/dukelupus/ConvertLIT.htm
>> the download link is:
>> http://www.hot.ee/dukelupus/ConvertLIT%20GUI%20v2.0.exe
>>
>> i have not yet tested the gui 2.0 as to it's speech reader friendliness.
>>
>> there also exists a set of batch files that allows the conversion program
>> to be associated with the right click menu to allow easier use
>> this worked with c lit 1.5 but i have not tested it with 1.8.
>> i do not see a source for these right click files available in a quick
>> check on google.
>>
>> r. a. d.
>> whether the blind loophole in the copyright law applies to this is a =
>> legal
>> matter that i have not heard anyone address.
>>
>> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:47:02 +0200, you wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks for this.
>>>Do you know if there is any other way to extract the text from the *.lit
>>>file and read it in other standard programs?
>>>
>>>Nektarios.
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>>>Of Will Pearson
>>>Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 3:55 PM
>>>To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [guispeak] Re: Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format.
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi;
>>>
>>>Whilst MS Reader isn't supported by any of the screen readers, there is
>>>a plug in. Microsoft have provided a text to speech plug in for Reader
>>>that will read aloud the document. It's based on MS SAPI, and uses the
>>>standard SAPI synth that ships with Windows. You can find a download
>>>for this from the Reader downloads page.
>>>
>>>Will
>>>----- Original Message -----=20
>>>From: "Nektarios Mallas" <nmallas@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 6:39 AM
>>>Subject: [guispeak] Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello list.
>>>> Is Microsoft ebook reader accessible by screen readers? Is there any=20
>>>> other way to access a *.lit file and extract the text from it so you=20
>>>> can read it with standard applications such as wordpad? Thanks.
>>>> Nektarios.
>>>>
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