
The Author's Guild claims text-to-speech software is illegal, because "...that's an audio right, which is derivative under copyright law." The Guild also thinks used books are a kind of theft, and books shouldn't show up in an internet search unless the search engine pays.
The best reality check statement on this issue: "If a machine reading a book creates a derivative work, why not a person reading a book?"
via boingboing
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