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Originally Posted by DNSB
Do the words "Download & transfer via USB" and the instructions for it qualify?
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Yes.
Also technically it's a crime in many countries to remove / delete files from someone else's system/device/computer.
And a good reason to buy any ereader is the tens of thousands public domain texts out of print. I'm sure Amazon has mentioned that in the past, though their main goal seems to be to sell subscriptions (Prime, KU, Audible, video etc), even to automatically sell again products you buy. They are using "Dark" UX / GUIs to get people to click on subscriptions. That's changed on German site due to court action, but not on the UK Site.
They promised after the Orwell debacle that they'd never delete ebooks again, even if they had be wrongly sold. The copyright issue was up to Amazon to resolve (and pay compensation on), not the customers.
Even if it's a mistake, that will only be a mitigating circumstance in deciding damages. They are absolutely breaking the law in many countries. The "value" of mitigation decreases with each day they let this automated "bug" continue.