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An Appropriate "Copyright of Way" for People with Disabilities: How Would You Describe It?

An Analysis of the Permissibility of Unauthorized Third-Party Description of Audio Visual Works, and a Call for a Comprehensive Disability Rights Orientation to American Copyright Law

Mark Richert
Director of Public Policy, American Foundation for the Blind
(202) 469-6833
MRichert@afb.net

  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: Overview and Objectives
  • Does Production of Third-Party Described Content Constitute Creation of Derivative Works?
  • Is Unauthorized Production of Third-Party Described Content a Fair Use of a Copyrighted Work?
  • Advocating a Disability Rights Orientation to Copyright Law: A Strategy for Ensuring Protection for Third-Party Described Content and Other Forms of Accommodation and Inclusion
  • An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute—Limitations on Exclusive Rights; Accessibility for People with Disabilities
  • Table of Authorities
  • Appendix: Resolution of the American Council of the Blind Concerning Copyright Reform
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  • An Appropriate "Copyright of Way" for People with Disabilities: How Would You Describe It?
    • Acknowledgements
    • Introduction
    • Does Production of Third-Party Described Content Constitute Creation of Derivative Works?
    • Does Third-Party Described Content Amount to a Fair Use of the Underlying Copyrighted Work?
    • Advocating a Disability Rights Orientation to Copyright Law
    • Table of Authorities
    • Appendix
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