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Old 07-23-2009, 04:08 AM   #223
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Originally Posted by PKFFW View Post
I know what they are objecting to.

They are objecting to something Amazon did that may or may not be illegal and that they feel infringed upon their personal rights....
I am not even sure what your argument is, exactly.

At least in the US, Title 17 of the USC provides ample remedies for copyright holders to enforce their rights (and Title 18 provides for criminal penalties.)

If the copyright holders wished to enforce their rights, they most likely would have settled with both Amazon and the "publisher," which in fact they may have done already. If not, they could have brought it to court, and asked for damages and profits, and costs.

That's why we have IP attorneys, and courts, instead of relying on private enforcers and hackers, to deal with copyright issues.

P.S. Andybaby, the enforceability of such provisions in the EULA are at best debatable, and irrelevant to the main point of the discussion. Obviously, on this point, Amazon has made a decision not to debate it (and I'd guess it would have lost in most states.)
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