Trouble with listen-up

[Sina Bahram]

Hi Janina,

I forgot to separate out those sentences ... Not been getting a ton of sleep
lately, sorry.

Let me rephrase

Since it's easy enough to crack, if someone does decide to do so, then said
person distributes binaries, does that violate any laws. I'm thinking, in
particular, of the mp3 case with lame, I think it was? ... And how binaries
were legal to distribute but the source wasn't.

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: Thursday, February 10, 2005 10:56 AM
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
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