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Originally Posted by carld
You really think Amazon should negotiate a contract and pay up every time some yahoo uploads a book they have no right to sell?
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That's up to Amazon. They are effectively the publisher.
In the dead tree world a publisher who negligently published a work that violated copyright would be liable. I don't believe they would try to retrieve the books from the purchasers though. Nor do I think the purchasers have much liability (IANAL -- there was a comment from one earlier in this thread). I'm sure the publisher appreciates that Amazon did that but I doubt that the purchasers do.
Amazon might face a lawsuit from customers if they have, in fact, violated their EULA by removing the books.