Quote:
Originally Posted by mgmueller
I've sent an eMail to "Mobipocket" and asked for legal clarification. 
"Amazon" directly came back to me and has promised an answer within a few days. They already stated in that eMail "complicated, answer will take longer than usual". I'll probably try the same with Sony. In the meantime, my interest mainly isn't about the money anymore. Now it's "sportsmanship", I HAVE to have an answer on that.... |
Do not hold your breath for meaningful answer.
Their lawyers will veto any statement that could be used against Amazon under any far-fetched scenario. Americans are very skilled at "gaming the system" so anything you allow has to be very thoroughly inspected for possible loopholes. (please note that I am not saying that other nationalities are not likely to game the system)
I think that they [publishers] are most happy when the situation is unclear and *anything* you do with a book could be considered "not allowed" or "against EULA" or preferably even "illegal" under certain circumstances. If they ask three different lawyers that specialize in copyright law they are likely to receive five different answers.