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UK Copyright Laws May Allow Bypass For The Blind

Posted by timothy on from the seems-reasonable dept.

Faye Gibbins writes: "I've just heard on the BBC Radio 4 that there is a bill passing through the English parliment that will allow the blind to bypass the copyright and copyprotection on books and ebooks. (More at this site.) It seems to have wide backing in the lower house (Commons). I wonder what Adobe think of this?"

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  1. Copyright laws for the blind around the world by Account+10 · · Score: 2, Informative

    From the RNIB

    It looks like the UK will be leading the way with this, although I'm surprised its not being pushed at a European level.