Comments on: DRM, the Public Domain and Accessiblity http://www.timobrienphotos.com/2008/12/drm-the-public-domain-and-accessiblity/ A blind photographer's exploration of his vision through photography and accessibility. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:07:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://www.timobrienphotos.com/2008/12/drm-the-public-domain-and-accessiblity/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Tim Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:11:57 +0000 http://www.timobrienphotos.com/?p=1221#comment-192 I avoid pdf whenever I can. If it is not tagged, I often print it out 11x14 which enlarged the text proportionally from 8x11. Not fun, but sometimes worth it. I have not tried the DAISY system yet. I got so frustrated with the endless cassettes that, when Audible.com came along, I jumped on the bandwagon. I have been listening to their audiobooks with a long succession f MP3 players and iPoeds. I was an early subscriber, so I have their cheapest plan, two books per month for under twenty bucks. The last time I checked, which was more than a few years ago, the DAISY devices were in their infancy and expensive. If the devices are decent and affordable and the library big enough, it would be worth checking out again. What do you think? I avoid pdf whenever I can. If it is not tagged, I often print it out 11×14 which enlarged the text proportionally from 8×11. Not fun, but sometimes worth it.

I have not tried the DAISY system yet. I got so frustrated with the endless cassettes that, when Audible.com came along, I jumped on the bandwagon. I have been listening to their audiobooks with a long succession f MP3 players and iPoeds. I was an early subscriber, so I have their cheapest plan, two books per month for under twenty bucks. The last time I checked, which was more than a few years ago, the DAISY devices were in their infancy and expensive. If the devices are decent and affordable and the library big enough, it would be worth checking out again. What do you think?

]]> By: Mark Willis http://www.timobrienphotos.com/2008/12/drm-the-public-domain-and-accessiblity/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Mark Willis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:04:30 +0000 http://www.timobrienphotos.com/?p=1221#comment-191 I now have Adobe Acrobat 8 Pro both at home and at the university. My screenreader has been able to read some PDFs that may have been created before tagged PDF came along. If you open one of these in Acrobat Pro, can it convert it to tagged PDF? As I wrote to James Boyle, I’m still making peace with PDF, and I now try to give it the benefit of the doubt. I feel less warm & fuzzy about the use of DRMs by RFB&D on its Daisy books. Having to use an access code every time I want to read an “accessible” book is one more barrier to me, and I’ve had enough barriers to reading. What do you think? I now have Adobe Acrobat 8 Pro both at home and at the university. My screenreader has been able to read some PDFs that may have been created before tagged PDF came along. If you open one of these in Acrobat Pro, can it convert it to tagged PDF?

As I wrote to James Boyle, I’m still making peace with PDF, and I now try to give it the benefit of the doubt.

I feel less warm & fuzzy about the use of DRMs by RFB&D on its Daisy books. Having to use an access code every time I want to read an “accessible” book is one more barrier to me, and I’ve had enough barriers to reading. What do you think?

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