Trouble with listen-up

[Sean McMahon]

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 at rednote.net>
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
> >
> >
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