rplayer 8 basic

[Janina Sajka]

Matt:

What do you think they would do about it?

Would they try to sue, for sxample?

Can you imagine the press they'd get about that?

Headline: Corporate Giant Sues Blind Activists

Story: Something like --

Real Network objects to blind activists making their free software, Real
Player, available to blind computer users. Blind activists say they took
action because Real Networks has steadfastly refused to make it theiweb
site accessible so that blind users could download this free software,
just as other users do.

My, my.

PS: What features of the non-free software are accessible, by the way?



On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Matthew Campbell wrote:

> I don't think we should have a copy of RealPlayer on the Speakup FTP
> site, because the RealPlayer license agreement says "redistribution
> not permitted".  Besides that, if we don't go to RealNetworks' site to
> download the player, they don't get a chance to sell us RealPlayer
> Plus.  OK, so I'm clearly on RealNetworks' side.  I guess I feel more
> accountable to them now because I'm developing something with their
> technology, under their license agreement.
> 
> 

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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Information Systems Research & Development
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

janina at afb.net