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Originally Posted by stonetools
Didn't say it no problem, mate. I said it was no INSURMOUNTABLE problem.
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How do you surmount the problem of "I paid for an ebook four years ago; now it's not readable on the same computer because the DRM servers have shut down?"
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Indeed, its more of an inconvenience, more on the level of you losing your warranty on a Circuit City product when CC goes out of business.
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Except the Amazon "license" says you have a right "to view, use, and display such Digital Content an unlimited number of times"--it doesn't say "until we stop authorizing your device with the DRM content servers." It doesn't say anything about the content no longer being available if you change the software on your device.
It says you can view the content on the device authorized for that at time of purchase. If I reinstall Windows on my computer, it's still the same device; Amazon should still allow the content to be viewed on it.
Going out of business doesn't void warranty requirements. In many cases, getting recompense is impossible because they're bankrupt. Amazon, however, is not bankrupt, and has no ethical, legal reason not to have refunded the cost of the ebooks they sold from 2005-2007.