[bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare Policy Change on Volunteer File Sharing
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:33:10 -0500
Hi Bob,
I always smile when I see your name on a post, remembering when we benefited
from your humorous posts.
Yes, we really lucked out the day Scott Rains joined the bookshare team!!
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob W" <rwiley45@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 12:55 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare Policy Change on Volunteer File
Sharing
Not quite what I had hoped for: but I understand the limitations. I had
hoped for no limitations between scannor and proofreader. But I understand
the limitations.
Like Judy, I would like to thank you Scott for making this happen.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 9:15 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare Policy Change on Volunteer File
Sharing
> It's absolutely awesome to see this formalized and in place. Thank you
> Scott for all the work you put in this to get it done. smile.
>
> Judy s.
>
> Scott Rains wrote:
>> Volunteers,
>>
>> Below and attached is Bookshare's new official policy on file sharing
>> between volunteers.
>>
>> Please note that I am in an all-company meeting this afternoon and unable
>> to respond to any questions you may have until evening.
>>
>> Scott Rains
>> Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
>> ________________________________________
>>
>> Bookshare exists because of the privileges available to nonprofits like
>> Benetech to serve people with print disabilities as they are outlined in
>> the Chafee Amendment to the US Copyright Act. While Bookshare may
>> produce copies of print materials for its members it must do so in a
>> manner that is carefully circumscribed in order to protect the
>> intellectual property rights of authors and publishers and meet the
>> requirements of the copyright exception. Such practices include
>> controlling access to copyrighted materials, requiring contractual,
>> agreements for all users and volunteers and fingerprinting content.
>>
>> During the production process Bookshare also takes great care to prevent
>> the unauthorized release of copyrighted material. This includes a strict
>> prohibition on volunteers emailing or otherwise exchanging Bookshare
>> content directly with each other. In most cases, where an exchange of
>> document content is necessary between two volunteers the complete
>> document must first be returned to Bookshare and checked out by the
>> second volunteer.
>>
>> Occasionally, there is a need for portions of books to be exchanged
>> between volunteers. This most often occurs between a translator and a
>> proofreader, when a sighted and a blind volunteer team up, or when a scan
>> contains numerous errors and the proofreader does not have access to the
>> physical book. We are changing our policy slightly to permit a limited
>> exchange of material directly between two Bookshare volunteers (both in
>> good standing: current, having agreed to the volunteer agreement) in
>> order to produce more accurate digital documents for Bookshare. This
>> exchange is limited to a single chapter or up to 10% of the content at a
>> time, whichever is larger. In the case of graphic elements such as
>> genealogical charts or illustrations, up to one chapter?s worth of these
>> elements may be sent in one communication if these elements are separated
>> from the book. If neither of these exceptions applies, content must
>> continue to only be shared by the existing process of returning th
>
> e content to Bookshare and the second volunteer checking it out.
>>
>>
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