Comment Re:Lawsuit over "performance royalties"? (Score 1) 111
The problem with the kindle was largely that the text-to-speech functionality was a mainstream feature they were advertising (albeit in somewhat beta-fashion). In terms of accessibility to enable blind and visually impaired users to read the (otherwise) print materials on the kindle, no copyright violation etc would take place because that is covered under specific exceptions. Of course, the overall inaccessibility of the kindle makes that argument a bit hard to make.
But with the Intel Reader being marketed as a specific assistive technology device, it's functionality as described would not be in violation with any copyright laws or DMCA because it is an assistive technology device that enables printed materials to be read by blind and visually impaired users.