I find this the most interesting part:
Quote:
|
The agreement (pdf), which was spotted by Seattle's TechFlash, effectively prevents Amazon reaching out and deleting or modifying works in future. However, as a negotiated agreement it doesn't carry a legal precedent; and Amazon isn't admitting that it broke the law, or even the terms of service, by deleting the work.
|
Yes, it doesn't set a legal precedent. But, if Amazon ever does this again, you can bet that people will be lining up for their $150K payouts. That gives Amazon a LOT of motivation to avoid this scenario in the future.