Thread: Harry Potter Pirated Editions on Kindle Again
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Old 08-18-2009, 02:50 PM   #72
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Originally Posted by Abecedary View Post
Thanks for clarifying that, Elfwreck. IANAL, but from how I see it Amazon aren't the direct beneficiary of any sale—rather, the uploader/publisher is and Amazon is secondary (or possibly tertiary). Would this be somewhat similar to how Google doesn't directly make profit from the viewing of YouTube videos, but does make a profit from the selling of ads that accompany those videos?
No, they have a direct benefit because they take a cut of the sale of the material. They're not giving the eBooks away for free and selling ads, they're selling the eBooks and taking a cut.
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