how many sited people do any of you know of who use jaws? On 5/23/07, Che <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Putting a line in a doc somewhere stating that one should buy the game is > no justification for ripping off a developers hard earned code. > I would much appreciate a list of these sites you refer to, you have my > address. > Thanks, > Che > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "shaun everiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 3:13 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Piracy of accessible software > > > > On a load of book sites I am on there is a load of cracked software. > > However in most of the sighted software thats been cracked there is this > > piece in the docs saying that if you like the software you should buy it. > > You take the good with the bad. > > At 05:31 p.m. 23/05/2007, you wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> I recently ran across a site that was hosting a variety of audio books, > >>movies and other stuff for download by the blind. > >> Unfortunately, along with this mass market stuff were quite a few cracks > >>of accessible games and other software designed for the blind. I was > >>taken > >>aback at finding this, as I naively thought no sensible blind person would > >>host such damaging things. > >> When you download an audiobook, you are taking away a bit of money from > >> a > >>company that is never going to miss it. Same for audio described movies > >>to > >>a lesser extent. But when people host cracks of accessible software, they > >>are helping to cripple the development of that software. > >> The accessible software market, and especially the accessible gaming > >>market is extremely small, and even losing a few sales to piracy hurts. > >>It > >>discourages developers from working on games that we all enjoy, and most > >>especially from putting in considerable time producing the kind of > >>immerssive and complex games we are thirsting for. > >> I would like to spearhead an effort to put a stop to this, as it is only > >>hurting us all in the long run. > >> If you know of any sites or servers out there hosting pirated accessible > >>software, please write me off list and let me know. I will not mention > >>your > >>name, and I won't be a jerk to the person hosting the files. > >> As I did in this case I mention, I will send a letter to the person > >>hosting and ask them to please reconsider hosting files that put a > >>bottleneck on a market that is already very small. > >> No one is ever going to get rich making software for the blind, but the > >>developers making the effort should have at least the small reward gained > >>monetarily from the sale of their hard earned work. > >> If we can get these sites to stop hosting such files, I promise you it > >>will make a difference in what we all get to use and play with on our > >>computers in the future. > >> You can write me offlist at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you like. I > >>promise you any conversation on the topic will be held in strict > >>confidence. > >> Thanks for listening. > >> Che > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > >>To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > >>visit > >>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > >>any subscription changes via the web. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > > visit > > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > > any subscription changes via the web. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. >
_______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
