Actually I got a little confused on the nature of list I was responding to and believed I was responding on a UK based listBritish Computing of the Blind . The legal comments I made were in relation to the UK only. I know a little about US legislation but certainly people should not necessarily read . any of the comments I made as necessarily applying to the US.
David Griffith > On 27 Feb 2015, at 05:50, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I did it all the time in windows but I can understand why you don’t want that > discussed here. I know how to use google or start page or whatever. (smile) > My Youtube Channel: “www.youtube.com/LorieMcCloud > >> On Feb 26, 2015, at 9:34 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> While I'm not sure about the legal ramifications of breaking DRM, I wouldn't >> call running the Amazon Kindle app on the Mac using VMWare or Bootcamp as >> being 'available' on the Mac. Sort of like saying an automobile can be >> driven just fine on a railroad track by loading and towing it on a flatbed >> train car. >> >> CB >> >> On 2/26/15 7:27 PM, David Griffith wrote: >>> Whilst the i OS app is accessible the last time I checked the Kindle App on >>> the Mac platform had no Accessibility Plugin and the book content text was >>> not accessible via voiceover. >>> Certainly the only way I can use the Kindle app on a Mac is via a fusion >>> Window. >>> >>> Whilst it is possible to break the DRM of Kindle Books and whilst a legal >>> defense for doing so may possibly be available for visually impaired people >>> under the 2003 Act I am not certain that it can be assumed to hold force >>> without some legal test. So active discussion of strategies for breaking >>> DRM on this list may not be appropriate. . The rights of visually impaired >>> people to breach DRM and copyright is linked to the lack of accessible >>> delivery and on other platforms at least Amazon has made available a number >>> of accessible alternative, and these are available on a Mac via boot camp >>> or Fusion. Amazon could conceivably cite these in justification of >>> preserving the integrity of their DRM. . I agree that the Mac OS should >>> be a platform that accessibility should be extended to though. >>> There are a number of commercial tools and there is nothing to stop you >>> Googling something like Kindle DRM Removal. >>> David Griffith >>> On 26/02/2015 22:39, Lorie McCloud wrote: >>>> I think the Kindle app for iPad and iPhone is accessible. I’m curious >>>> about the Kindle Mac app myself. I’ve used it on the iPhone though. I >>>> think it would be easier than trying to convert them although I’d like to >>>> know how to do that too. >>>> My Youtube Channel: “www.youtube.com/LorieMcCloud >>>> >>>>> On Feb 26, 2015, at 3:08 PM, Tim Emmons <temmo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Ok, not sure if this went through earlier but I’m going to resend it >>>>> hopefully without all the random. Forgive the crossposting but I’m >>>>> stumped. I was trying to find a DrM removal tool to read Kindle books in >>>>> Voice Dream, and in the process realized that I needed to possibly find >>>>> out how to move around in documents and data to transfer things to my >>>>> phone, say to Voice Dream, or remove a book from Kindle, to run through >>>>> the protection tool since I don’t think the version of Kindle for the >>>>> Mac is accessible, and have hit a brick wall. Can someone direct me in >>>>> all this where to find the tools necessary, how to get to documents and >>>>> data running the latest iTunes 12.1 running the latest Yosemite, and an >>>>> iPhone 5 S running iOs 8.1.3. Any help would be appreciated. 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