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On 23-May-2012, at 5:33 PM, "Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visuall St. Xavier's College"<xr...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Dear All > > On going through the various threads with regards the Amendment to the > Copyright Law in terms of what it gives and what it does not give print > impaired persons, I would like to clarify so that the discussion is not based > on speculation. The following FAQ would be useful: > > 1. Who benefits? All print impaired persons be they totally blind, low > vision, learning disabled or orthopedically challenged in certain ways are > covered by this clause. > > 2. What can be done now that was not possible earlier? Print impaired > individuals, or authorised service providers / organisations can suitably > modify a work under Copyright so as to make it accessible to meet the > specific needs of the print impaired person concerned. This means that a > standard printed book, for example may be converted to an alternate format > (not necessarily a special format) including Braille, large font, text > readable by screen reader, audio (be it synthetic audio or human voice > recording) without seeking the permission of the rightsholder. > > 3. How is this different? In the past, any alternate format creation could > have been defined as an infringement unless it was backed up by prior written > permission from the rightsholder. One had to seek the permission if one had > to be on the right side of the law. Now thankfully we do not need permissions. > > 4. Are thee any restrictions? Yes, there are reasonable restrictions such as > - conversion should be a not for profit activity. In case it is a for profit > activity, there is a separate clause under which a special license can be > obtained. > - the beneficiaries has to be a bonafide print impaired person or > organisations that serve them. > - reasonable precaution need to be taken by all that the accessible copy is > not misused commercially. > > 5. Does this mean that the publisher has to give soft copy? No. The copyright > law does not cover the delivery of books which is the perview of another > department and another law. We are planning to take it up as well. For the > present, these exemptions allows an existing work which is not accessible to > be made accessible without permission. > > 6. Can accessible copy be shared? Effectively yes, as long as it is not > misused for commercial purposes and is available to print impaired persons > only. > > 7. What is the wording of the clause? > It runs as follows. > > Section 52 (1)The following act shall not be an infringement of copyright, > namely: > (zb) the adaptation, reproduction, issue of copies or communication to the > public of any work in any accessible format, by — > (i) any person to facilitate persons with disability to access to works > including sharing with any person with disability of such accessible format > for private or personal use, educational purpose or research; or > (ii) any organisation working for the benefit of the persons with > disabilities in case the normal format prevents the enjoyment of such works > by such persons: > Provided that the copies of the works in such accessible format are made > available to the persons with disabilities on a nonprofit basis but to > recover only the cost of production: > Provided further that the organisation shall ensure that the copies of works > in such accessible format are used by persons with disabilities and takes > reasonable steps to prevent its entry into ordinary channels of business. > Explanation. For the purposes of the sub-clause, “any organisation” includes > an organization registered under section 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and > working for the benefit of persons with disability or recognized under > Chapter X of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities Protection of > Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 or receiving grants from the > Government for facilitating access to persons with disabilities or an > educational institution or library or archives recognized by the Government. > > Hope this clarifies many doubts. Happy reading. > > > Dr. Sam Taraporevala > Director > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC) > St. Xavier's College, 5 Mahapalika Marg > Mumbai - 400001 > > +91 22 22620661-5 (extn: 366) > +91 22 22623298 (direct) > +91 9967028769 (mobile) > xr...@hotmail.com > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. 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