[DMcCunney]

Originally Posted by delphin

I would not like to see the policy on discussions regarding these issues become become more restrictive, which they inevitably will if discussions of totally indefensible practices like outright piracy are allowed.

MR walks a delicate line. We're the biggest (100,000+ users) site devoted to ebooks and the related technology, so we err on the side of caution. People like authors, agents, and publishers read MR, and we can't be seen as condoning illegal actions. So we permit discussion of removing DRM, but prohibit direct links to the tools to do it. (Merely having such tools is illegal in some places.) And we remove direct links to pirated content, and may ban the user posting them.

Yes, I was aware of this. I was just poking a little fun at the Amazon groupies who claim that EVERYTHING is available on Kindle.

I saw an interview with Rowling, and sadly, she seems to be the kind of person that, no matter how many millions or billions her books generate in sales, she will always be insecure and fixated on money. Doesn't matter if you are a billionaire if you are still 'po white trash' in your own mind.

Yes, she came from mean circumstances, but my impression was that Rowling's motive had less to do with concerns over piracy, and more a perception that she was writing for kids, who might not have the ability to read an ebook. I don't think she ever expected the series would become equally popular among adults, nor that many readers would prefer an ebook edition over a paper copy.

I'll be pleased if she is brought to wisdom, but meanwhile, ebook copies are around on the darknet, produced by people willing to take the time to properly proof and format their work. I wouldn't be surprised if the pirate editions turn out to be better quality than whatever authorized versions finally appear.

In one now famous incident, Amazon acted in true 'Big Brother' fashion to remove two books which violated copyrights from their customers Kindles.

Ironically, one of the books was George Orwell's 1984" . . .

The real issue in that case was that it not only removed the book, but also the notes written by the student who was studying it for a class. Removing the book might be defensible, as Amazon didn't have the legal right to offer it. Removing the user's notes was another matter.
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Dennis