OK, just to avoid confusion, let me clarify my position here when I say that
I mention legality in this context.
1. I said that I wouldn't share the program to decrypt Kindle books on this
list. This is a public mailing list sponsored by Red Hat. Anyone can
search the list archives, thus anyone, blind or not, could break the DRM.
2. Whether it's legal for ablind person to break DRM or not is another issue
which I won't discuss here. The fact is that Amazon and the publishers
don't want anyone to break the DRM. Again, there are some exceptions, but
this is generally still the case.
3. If someone looks hard enough and wants to break the DRM, Google will
probably find the solution. If not, see below. If the below is not an
issue, you may write to me privately and I'll consider on a case by case
basis whether to share what information I have.
4. Even if it is legal for the blind to break DRM in the US, that doesn't
necessarily apply in the rest of the world. This is an international list
and I can't possibly know every set of copyright laws in the world. See #1
above. I personally have no idea if it's legal in the US or not, but I have
been informed that it might be, so for the sake of argument, let's assume it
is. If you are within the US, are a US citizen and can't get the book in
question on Bookshare, you may explain the situation to me privately. I
will require a full name and physical address. If I am satisfied that you
are a US citizen who is blind, I'll consider sharing what I have.
Perhaps I'm being too cautious here, but I really, really don't want to be
sued and I don't want to possibly lose NLS, Bookshare or any other
privileges due to breaking the law. Future employers, lawyers, etc can and
do search the Internet for possible copyright violations and I would rather
not take a chance.
On 9/15/2015 7:23 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
Last I heard blind people are permitted under the fair use doctrine to break
drm on all books with two exception categories; lyrics and drama are both
off limits.
That was when Kurt Sylke was running the Library of Congress.
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