Comments on: American Ass. of Publishers trying to sabotage copyright treaty for blind and disabled people http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/american-ass-of-publishers-tr.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 07:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: fadetomute http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/american-ass-of-publishers-tr.html#comment-1589148 fadetomute Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195149#comment-1589148 http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2578#comic because we might be... http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2578#comic

because we might be…

]]> By: elleesttrois http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/american-ass-of-publishers-tr.html#comment-1588629 elleesttrois Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195149#comment-1588629 They'd have issues doing that (I know you're being sarcastic). But the machines they use for access aren't set up to torrent.  Jerks. They’d have issues doing that (I know you’re being sarcastic). But the machines they use for access aren’t set up to torrent. 

Jerks.

]]> By: sockdoll http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/american-ass-of-publishers-tr.html#comment-1588389 sockdoll Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195149#comment-1588389 Childish. Childish.

]]> By: Steve Miller http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/american-ass-of-publishers-tr.html#comment-1587626 Steve Miller Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195149#comment-1587626 Shall we just refer to these goons as "The Association of American Punishers"? 'Cause they obviously feel it's sinful to be blind or disabled... Shall we just refer to these goons as “The Association of American Punishers”? ‘Cause they obviously feel it’s sinful to be blind or disabled…

]]> By: Les Weiler http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/american-ass-of-publishers-tr.html#comment-1587607 Les Weiler Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195149#comment-1587607 assoc., please. assoc., please.

]]> By: Brendan Bartlett http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/american-ass-of-publishers-tr.html#comment-1587578 Brendan Bartlett Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195149#comment-1587578  Well *obviously* the blind people are just going to turn around and pirate these audio books on the internet.  After all the text/image based web is  a really friendly easy to use environment for Blind people.  Besides, god is apparently punishing them with blindness for something so we shouldn't do anything to make life easier for them.  Well *obviously* the blind people are just going to turn around and pirate these audio books on the internet.  After all the text/image based web is  a really friendly easy to use environment for Blind people.  Besides, god is apparently punishing them with blindness for something so we shouldn’t do anything to make life easier for them.

]]> By: Felton / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/american-ass-of-publishers-tr.html#comment-1587577 Felton / Moderator Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195149#comment-1587577 Christ, what an association! Christ, what an association!

]]> By: Erasorhed http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/american-ass-of-publishers-tr.html#comment-1587567 Erasorhed Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195149#comment-1587567 I know a few people who are vision-impaired or blind, and they have to go above-and-beyond what normally-sighted people need to do, in order to get access to books they can use (audiobooks, large-print books or e-books).  I take it for granted that I don't need to go so far just to get information or read a story. The fact that the publishers lobbyists consider this treaty a "trophy" is offensive and demeaning to blind and vision-impaired people. I know a few people who are vision-impaired or blind, and they have to go above-and-beyond what normally-sighted people need to do, in order to get access to books they can use (audiobooks, large-print books or e-books). 
I take it for granted that I don’t need to go so far just to get information or read a story. The fact that the publishers lobbyists consider this treaty a “trophy” is offensive and demeaning to blind and vision-impaired people.

]]> By: s2redux http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/american-ass-of-publishers-tr.html#comment-1587553 s2redux Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195149#comment-1587553 A most affective abbreviation for "association" there; well played! A most affective abbreviation for ”association” there; well played!

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/american-ass-of-publishers-tr.html#comment-1587551 Boundegar Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195149#comment-1587551 Yea, you give those blind folks one inch and you'll open wide the floodgates of Chinese piracy.  In fact, I wonder if there's a reason a pirate wears an eyepatch.  Just coincidence? Yea, you give those blind folks one inch and you’ll open wide the floodgates of Chinese piracy.  In fact, I wonder if there’s a reason a pirate wears an eyepatch.  Just coincidence?

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/american-ass-of-publishers-tr.html#comment-1587533 Nathan Hornby Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195149#comment-1587533 Christ, what a bunch of monsters. Christ, what a bunch of monsters.

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