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Originally Posted by ApK
Exactly. The letter cited in the CNN link says they were doing this to go after tools used to circumvent DRM to violate copyright. They cast a wide net and caught these tools by mistake.
The letter (as far as I can see in the link) said nothing about Amazon wanting to prevent people from reading library books on the Kindle. It says they want to protect Kindle books from copyright violations.
Wouldn't be the first time a cease and desist letter was wrongly targeted.
Lawyer sees "DRM" and "Kindle" and "download" in the same Google hit, and they send a letter, right or wrong.
Note, I'm not saying Amazon WANTS library books on the Kindle, I'm just saying this issue doesn't seem to indicate they don't.
ApK
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You seem to like to judge people's actions by what you think their intentions are. I believe you can only judge people's intentions by what their actions are.
Amazon has not gone after those who make DRM removal tools - they've gone after MR and those who make it possible to use libraries and buy books at places other than Amazon.
From which it seems that they don't want you to read library books or purchase books elsewhere. They seem perfectly happy for you to remove DRM from books you buy from them.
Actions, actions. They're the only way to judge.