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