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Originally Posted by CyGuy
No, the issue is that they have this ability at all. They have the ability to take someones private property with a mouse click. Whether they are upfront about it or hide it is irrelevant, the ability is the issue.
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No, it's really not. When you buy from Amazon now, you agree that it is not, in fact, your private property, and that, under (now) very limited circumstances, they can delete stuff remotely, and there is no guarantee of advance notice. If you don't like it, don't buy from them. BTW, you agree to this when you activate the device.
The lawsuit wasn't about the ability to delete remotely, nor would such a lawsuit have gotten anywhere. It was about them lying about the ability, and violating their then terms of service.
You can hold whatever views you want, but the law is the law, and society at large isn't going to care about your issue.
And no matter how many times you parrot the "private property" mantra, an ebook is not property in any legal sense. Especially not now, from Amazon, where
you agree it's not when you buy it. If you buy it with no intention of living up to the agreement, you're the one being dishonest, not Amazon. If you do live up to the agreement, then
you have agreed to let them remotely delete books under certain circumstances.