In response to Karen Porter's comment about copyright questions inherent in books-on-tape and books for the blind
Because "audio books" for the Blind could be viewed as intruding on the potential market for audio books for the average person -- and because large-type books for the visually impaired could be viewed as intruding on the growing market for large-type books for the aging baby boomer, publishers in the recent CONFU (fair use) discussions greatly objected to including "books for the blind" under the fair use discussions, and insisted that they be handled separately.
I gather this is the same reason that Books for the Blind through the Library of Congress are available only on special cassettes not usable on the average cassette player.
Pat McNees
freelance writer who participated in CONFU
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Received on Wed May 28 1997 - 15:17:38 GMT
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