Creation of Alternate Accessible formats @ Regulatory and Legislative Framework under Copyright Amendment Act
Various accessible formats such as Braille, audio description (be it synthetic audio or human voice recording), Daisy, accessible pdf, facility to increase size of print/fonts in Movies / Cinema/Advertisements /Documentaries with or Without Indian Sign Language, Captions, Closed Captions, Subtitles etc., Dr. Martin said that these provide the choice to the user.
Speaking about the regulatory and legislative framework, Dr. Martin said that under the amended Copyright Amendment Act, no permission is needed for creation of alternate formats, if it is used for non-profit conversion and distribution.
So, for example, adding audio description in a film does not require permission if it is used for non-profit purpose, and if it is distributed to bona fide deaf persons or organizations that serve them. Challenging the argument of cognitive load, Dr. Martin spoke of the finding that "we see what we want to see and hear what we want to hear". He introduced the audience to many online tools for checking accessibility of websites.
Regards
Mr. Pralhad Jadhav
Senior Manager @ Knowledge Repository
Khaitan & Co
Mobile @ 9665911593
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