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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
You are taking my examples far too literally.
I'm attempting to illustrate that if I grant someone remote access to a system, do I need to explicitly grant them access to every single type of file operation? Do I need some kind of signed contract that outlines every single type of allowable file manipulation on a per-user basis?
If I delete a file that you paid for, regardless of where it is or how it got there, is that act in and of itself illegal?
Amazon already deletes files on your Kindle by automatically deleting older copies of newspapers and magazines by default. Is that process illegal?
If the person has been granted access and they delete a file, is that in and of itself an illegal act? And if so, which law are you applying? And how does it apply when the content itself actually violates copyright?
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It's the fact that removing something, without user's consent, that is bugging people. If you that that subscription to a newspaper/magazine, it probably says that it will delete the older copies at some point. So, you're forewarned that those copies will be gone once that point has come to pass. (and you say "by default", which mean you can turn it off)
I'm no lawyer, so I've no idea whether it's legal or not, but I do know that it would have been part of good manners to tell that you will be deleting that file/those type of files. And apparently Amazon didn't have those manners when they deleted
1984.
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The fact remains that Amazon removed the file without notice. Had they issued a warning that the file would be deleted within 24 hours (or any other arbitrary number), I doubt that the community would have exploded over this.
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