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The BBC reports that a programmer has removed his accessible version of the information on the Odeon’s website after a missive of the alphabet from the cinema’s lawyer. Matthew Somerville establish that it was impossible to role a screen-reader amongst the Odeon site when Explorer was used every bit a browser, therefore he used a scraper to take the details of the Odeon’s films, times together with booking system. He together with therefore posted the information on his personal website nether the cite “accessible Odeon”. The Odeon objected, pointing to its intellectual holding rights.

It has been pointed out that, since the Odeon’s official site is non accessible to the blind, it may endure inward breach of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. However, it’s non clear whether that Act applies to online content. Likewise, although the Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Act 2002 allows people amongst visual impairments to brand accessible copies of printed materials, the province of affairs for online content is non clear.

adds that if accessible copies of commercial information are made, too every bit reproducing copyright works, the maker is probable to endure reproducing the merchandise marks of the labor to whom the information relates. isn’t aware of whatever give-and-take of whether at that topographic point is a require for a merchandise score exception inward the interests of the disabled, though such role may autumn inside the descriptive role defence.

Details of the Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Act 2002 here together with here
The master copy Odeon here

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