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Old 02-28-2009, 06:31 AM   #43
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Originally Posted by starrigger View Post
I have to admit, I've pretty much come around to the Guild's position on this--which I initially opposed--not on general copyright grounds, but because of the likely violation of huge numbers of individual publishing contracts, which grant or withhold carefully defined rights. I think Amazon finally realized that they should have talked to people first and found out what they could or could not do without encroaching on contractual rights.
I think that it is this kind of thinking that hinder innovations. It is a good thing that Amazon and Google can dare to do thing that will stimulate development without being so scared of being sued.
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