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Originally Posted by detayls
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Imagine your shiny new Lexus sitting in your driveway as you fall asleep.
Some scumbag steals it.
The scumbag meets his pal in a bar and "sells" it to him....
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Uhm, no.
The downloaded file, for which a purchaser PAID money to Amazon,
does not deprive the owner of the copyright, of the use of the original file. If there were any damages, the owner is free to seek remedies from the publisher and/or from Amazon.
Moreover, you are absolving Amazon, which certainly makes profit on all sales, of any duties it has, relating to both the products it sells, and to it's customers. (Or, are you calling Amazon a "scumbag?")
I was actually reacting to your statement, that "Amazon was simply being
generous by refunding the purchaser's money," which, with all due respect, is nonsense.
But your example is also wrong. More apt examples would be:
1. You visit a museum exhibit, and pay $10 for the right to use your camera inside.
Later, one of the copyright holders of the art, objects to their property being photographed by the public.
The museum tracks you down, takes hold of your camera, and surreptitiously deletes all photographs you took there. Then they refund your money.
2. You attorney prepares a memo for you and his secretary emails it to you.
Subsequently, the attorney's firm discovers a conflict, and doesn't want you as a client.
The firm sends you a refund check, and then hacks into your email, and removes the memo.
In both cases, such "hacking" will be a punishable offense.