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Originally Posted by Worldwalker
So you would have no problem with Amazon if they sent goons to your house to pull the books off your shelves, so long as they left you a check?
I wish I could buy this ... it's the closest any ebook has come to tempting me to break my resolution never to buy a DRM-locked ebook. So very close....
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Generally, a takedown notice requires removal from ALL databases -- which is what Amazon got and did. The guy got a refund (and still had his notes). Better than you generally get if the cops bust a theft ring and identify you as one of those that received stolen goods (which is, actually, a crime, although generally not prosecuted).
What Amazon did was in no way similar to bashing down my door and removing books at random; had they sold me illegally published books and police notified them as such, followed by the police show up to ask for the books, I imagine I'd hand them over (and be glad of a refund). Especially if I knew they were stolen in the first place (or should have).
It does look as though this "publisher" has decided to add DRM, though -- almost laughable for what he has grabbed as purportedly public domain (which would be the only reason he is able to publish it, as I suspect the price would be considerably higher if rights had been obtained, assuming they are required for these particular stories ... it's likely the rights have lapsed due to the magazines failing to renew, but it would take a bit of research to determine that).