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Originally Posted by taustin
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.
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I would not even consider agreeing to such a thing, it is shameful that anyone would fall for this.
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Originally Posted by taustin
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.
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I would like to think that a lawsuit over the ability to take something you own without your permission would have gotten very far, it honestly seems like a "no-brainer" to me.
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Originally Posted by taustin
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.
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It is not my issue, I would not have allowed this to happen to me. It does make me upset that they were not forced to remove this ability though.
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Originally Posted by taustin
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.
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I purchase ebooks, not any "license" to read the book. They most certainly are private property.