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08-04-2009, 03:56 PM | #1 |
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Amazon Being Sued
Here's an article about Amazon deleting 1984 from Kindles, and a lawsuit filed because of it. http://www.charter.net/news/read.php...&cps=0&lang=en
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08-04-2009, 04:47 PM | #2 |
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Yes...I read about that in The Washington Post a short time ago...
Yet one more reason that I will probably never buy a Kindle...I'm not interested in someone else removing/deleting a book I own--I can do my own deleting thankyouverymuch...'-}} Terrie |
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So the bigger problem isn't that Amazon can remove the book from your possession, but that now, with digital "copies," you have to wonder if anyone had the right to sell it to you in the first place. We don't tend to worry so much if we buy the physical book. I guess the lesson is: buy it as soon as it's offered and read it quick<BG> __________________ Cristen |
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And keep a copy of every one of them on your hard drive so you can reinstall them (until the next time Amazon notices).
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My thoughts exactly!
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Apparently all Kindle books are equal, but some are a little more equal than others. (sorry, couldn't resist) __________________ Howard OSX 10.10.5 |
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They may or may not provide conversion services (turning the publisher's files into Kindle format), but in the end, it's the publisher who brings Amazon the work that should be responsible for ensuring that they have the right to do so, no? I suppose your answer to that will depend on whether you're a lawyer or not and on whether Amazon or the publisher has the deeper pockets. And stepping off to one side and having another look ... I wonder what Amazon did when they got caught with the publisher's hand in the cookie jar. For example, mightn't they have offered the copyright holder all the proceeds from Kindle sales of the books in question? If the offerer'd been made and accepted, Amazon wouldn't have needed or wanted to erase the books from their customers' Kindles. And yet another aside ... Does anyone know if Amazon erases only the copies that they've sold or are they "retracting" copies from other sources as well? Orwell's 1984 was available from sites other than Amazon. __________________ Steve Rindsberg ==================== www.pptfaq.com www.pptools.com and stuff |
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