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Old 01-02-2011, 03:36 PM   #254
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I'm certain the author signed something giving Amazon the right to decide to pull his content. I'm sure he didn't even read it - do you read agreements that you cannot change? I am a lawyer, and I don't -I make sure the mortgage has the right amount and terms, but the rest is nonnegotiable. If I want the $$, I have to sign as is.
I've worked as an independent contractor in the past. So, yes, when it has to do with my livelihood, I read every page. Luckily my last employment contract was only a few pages long, and in a nutshell gave the company the right to terminate my contract at any time with a specified number of days notice. It also gave me the right to terminate at any time with the specified number of days notice. Period. Nothing in the contract enumerating valid reasons for termination. Despite it being vague regarding termination of services, and despite there being nothing I could do to change it, you can bet I still read it word for word. It would have been stupid of me to not to have read it. It doesn't mean I didn't sign the contract or wouldn't complain about having my services terminated for no good reason. But that still does not change the fact that the contract gave the company the right to terminate my services at any time, without good reason. I signed it knowing full well the company could terminate my contract the next day, if they chose. ETA: I might not like it, I might complain about, but I wouldn't call for a boycott.
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