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Originally Posted by whitearrow
... At best, the uploaders breached an agreement with Amazon, and Amazon could sue for breach of contract. It's probably not worth their time to do so....
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I'd say this is a fairly safe bet. I'd also imagine, Amazon can try to make an example of a particularly egregious case, and depending on their contract, go for the costs incurred.
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Originally Posted by whitearrow
... 2) Innocently possessing stolen property is not a crime, even if stolen property laws applied to intellectual property, and to date I'm unaware of any case where that has happened.
3) A class action suit would be a waste of time as nobody suffered any monetary damages, and arguing that injunctive relief should be granted would be idiotic in this case. You would basically be asking a court for an order saying that Amazon cannot remove copyrighted material that was uploaded illegally. No court would grant such an order.
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Agree, but I'd imagine that Amazon will be quick to settle such lawsuit, and a few attorneys might be looking for a few hundred billable hours they can collect from such settlement. Oh, and a bit of glory on their resume.