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Originally Posted by HarryT
I honestly don't think you have a leg to stand on here.
Someone uploaded material which they did not have the right to distribute. Amazon removed that specific file from the machines which their database told them that it had been sent to, and refunded the customers' money in full. Amazon routines remove content from Kindles - this is well-known. Eg, they remove all subscription content that's older than a certain age.
What's the problem? Nobody's suffered any financial loss. If you want to "blame" someone, blame the people who uploaded the illegal content originally.
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If you buy a pirated book at Borders, they do not have the right to enter your home to take it back. You don't rent a Kindle from Amazon, you buy it. It is your personal property. In the USA, at least, there are generally very strong personal property rights. I would be surprised if this incident doesn't generate yet another class-action suit against Amazon that they will have to settle since I don't believe they would have any chance of defending.