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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
That also seems likely. But the key problem is that the person who listed the complaint was very likely omitting lots of relevant data. Odds are pretty slim that Amazon randomly locked an account, and categorically refused to clean it up.
Even with that caveat, this is a general problem facing all sorts of digital content. DRM aggravates the issue but is not the exclusive cause. E.g. if I am in Second Life and choose to spend hard currency for in-game content, there is always the risk that my account could be compromised, the game could be hacked, I could invest in digital goods that lose their value, that the game economics could go haywire and ruin my investment, or that Second Lift itself could shut down.
We aren't accustomed to this because we're so used to treating books as durable physical objects, and basically want all the advantages of both physical and electronic mediums -- at a cost lower than what is economically viable.
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I agree, odds that Amazon would lock an account and not fix it are low but it could happen. But you're right DRM really aggravates the issue. I'm sure that more and more the issue will come up as instances like this happen more often.