Re: NVDA and Eloquence
- From: Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:57:17 -0400
My understanding is that it is not illegal. The illegal part is the
step many take to accomplish it, loading an illegal dll to provide
Eloquence speech. This dll is from the makers of Eloquence, but is
passed around the internet for free, even though the makers should be
getting their royalty for every time it is used.
In fact, there is a survey by NVDA makers to determine interest in
providing Eloquence for NVDA (at a cost). Of course, that would be
perfectly legal, since NV Access would pay for the distribution
rights, then recoop the cost from users' paying the one-time fee for
Eloquence under their copy of NVDA.
On 8/24/11, Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am trying to understand the legal issues around use of NVDA with the
> Eloquence speech installed with JAWS. I have heard that it is
> technically easy to make this work, thereby substantially improving the
> NVDA experience. On the blind-mozilla list, however, it was stated that
> this is absolutely illegal to do, and even discussion of the topic was
> prohibited on the list. I did not realize this was such a controversial
> topic, but trust that we can at least discuss it here, being careful as
> appropriate not to encourage particular actions.
>
> As I think we know, just because a company says that some activity is an
> impermissible use of software does not make it so. For example, I have
> heard of the "Jailbreak" issue with the iPhone, and that this has been
> deemed legal by an authoritative body, despite initial protests by a
> company. Am I understanding that right?
>
> So, I am interested in any official statement that asserts the
> illegality of using Eloquence with NVDA. Can someone point me to a web
> page?
>
> Please understand that I am not encouraging such activity, especially
> since my knowledge of the topic is limited at present. I do think,
> however, that if people are being told that something is absolutely
> illegal that they deserve some kind of authoritative reference for that
> assertion, given the corresponding implication that one would be a
> criminal to do so.
>
> Jamal
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