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> My contract is crystal clear that the only rights conveyed to Audible are for voice recording and playback. The rights to reproduce text in any way are specif
by codegladiator 7y ago
> My contract is crystal clear that the only rights conveyed to Audible are for voice recording and playback. The rights to reproduce text in any way are specifically withheld
The original creator has issues with it. And if I was the content creator, I probably would have.
- john_minsk 7y agoThe comment, under which we have this discussion, gives it very specific context: where will you draw the line in the range of tools to transform audio for fair use. Why would you consider pen+pencil and free app to transcribe audio to text different in terms of copyright infringement? Does Audible charge you more to use this feature? What I see here is an attempt to dictate ways in which I can use book I already purchased - i.e. limit my rights. What I also see: a bunch of companies that are trying to squeeze more juice from the market, which they are not even willing to serve in the first place, because they, being experts in the book market, couldn't figure out that market needs this feature, while a bunch of IT geeks, did.
- john_minsk 7y agoWill add just one last point on humane business practices: if publisher sold me the book so well that I decided to buy one of the most expensive forms of its distribution - he should feel lucky and fuck off.