Not only that but even if they were to use computer programs to spot cases where DRM has been removed I have to wonder if it would be cost effective. Computer use = money spent just like if they were to hire physical bodies to do it. I mean there would be the money to set up the computers, write the programs, the man hours to write the program, and I don't think they could ever catch up either. I mean so many 1000's of Kindles have been sold, and are being sold daily, and even if they could/can look into your Kindle to see if books are there with DRM stripped from them they still can't do that if your Kindle isn't online I wouldn't think.
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
What Amazon has the ability to do, What they have the right to do, and what they actually do do, are three different discussion topics. While they may have the ability to check if your ebooks have had the DRM removed, it's not in their best interest to do so. They're not the DRM police. They sell ereaders and ebooks. The minute they sell someone down the river for removing DRM, is the minute they pack up shop and call it quits... because their business is done for at that point. They don't want that, they want to sell you books.
Can they see if you have books that have had DRM removed? Probably.
Do they have the right to check? Probably, depending on how you interpret the TOS.
Will they check to see if you're removing DRM? No. Because they're not the ones requiring DRM in the first place.
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