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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
An interesting question, but Amazon focuses more on giving good service rather than spying on customers at present.
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When I refer to Amazon I'm simply using it as a specific example. I agree that Amazon would not be turning their customers in for DRM violations. That would be horrible PR and bad for future sales. If it did happen it would probably achieve the mass media penetration that DRM needs in order for the general public to put pressure in form of boycotts or getting some politicians attention.
If Amazon or other companies are keeping information on DRM-state per ebook then it is possible these companies could be, in a court room situation, be forced to comply with the orders of a judge and hand over the information.
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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
Overall I question the legality of using your bandwith to examine books on your device.
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See the Wall Street Journal article I have linked to. They are already doing it. We aren't talking about a large amount of bandwidth here. Most e-books are smaller than your average digital photo. Also keep in mind that with a device like the Kindle Fire you will be purchasing movies to watch on the device. Bandwidth for books is miniscule in comparison.
Actually a company that one may want to be worried about is Barnes and Noble. Amazon is in good financial shape, but Barnes and Noble is on shaky ground. Is it so hard to imagine that a private equity firm might buy the company up and then claim ownership over the data that they may want to sell to publishers, or anyone for that matter, for a profit? As the article states the publishers are already very eager to get their hands on the kind of data that the devices are collecting. Not necessarily for DRM or piracy reasons, but to know how their books are being read.