I'd say get someone in iran, or one of those countries where intelectual property isn't respected to crack/distribute it. If breaking and entering is legal where you are, it's legal. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 8:55 AM Subject: Re: Trouble with listen-up > Sina Bahram writes: > > Well, if it's easy enough to crack ... Then cracking it and distributing > > binaries would be legal, I gather? > > Are you joking? The illegality of breaking and entering a house doesn't > depend on the strength of the locks that protect it. In fact, it's still > "breaking and entering," even if there is no lock, as I understand > things--though perhaps some lawyer among us might clarify this principal > for us. > > If redistribution is really illegal, than it's illegal regardless of > presence or absence of encryption. > > > > > Take care, > > Sina > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > > On Behalf Of Janina Sajka > > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 10:04 AM > > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > > Subject: Re: Trouble with listen-up > > > > Sina Bahram writes: > > > RFB&D protects their daisy books with a propriotary encryption algorithm > > ... > > > Does RNIB do the same? > > > > > > Yes. It is definitely the case. > > > > However, it would not be hard to write a module to open the content, though > > the terms of licensing would not allow publishing the source. > > > > The reason for this encryption is to meet legal copyright restrictions on > > the distribution of this content. It's the computer equivalent of making > > audio cassette talking books use half speed and open reel track format, > > rather than standard cassette speed and standard track format. > > > > > > > > If so: that could explain why it reads the title and everything; > > > however, seg faults on the rest ... > > > > > > Good luck with this problem: I'd be interested in getting a solution > > > to it, as I think it may lead to one, hopefully, for reading RFB&D > > > daisy formats without having to pay them for the software and/or > > > hardware, which I find ridiculous. > > > > > > Take care, > > > Sina > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org > > If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
